How to Write a Stellar College Essay | 如何写一篇优秀的大学论文

Since the beginning of the school year, Jonathan Mellen, Yew Chung International School of Beijing’s University Guidance Officer, has been offering workshops to parents in an effort to equip them with adequate resources for their children when applying for universities. 

自开学以来，北京耀中国际学校大学升学指导老师Jonathan Mellen一直在为家长们提供工作坊，帮助他们的孩子在申请大学时提供充足的资源。

Last week, he hosted his first webinar since the outbreak on how parents can help their children prepare a strong college essay and personal statement, where he explained in detail the difference between the two and how parents can support their children in the process.

上周，他主持了自从疫情以来的第一次网络研讨会，主题是父母如何帮助孩子准备一篇优秀的大学论文和个人陈述。他详细解释了这两者的不同之处，以及父母如何在这个过程中支持孩子。

Below he explains the importance of an essay and offers tips on how to write an excellent one. 

下面是他对论文重要性的阐述，并就如何写出一篇优秀的文章提供了一些建议。

Mr. Mellen explains that there are different ways to go about writing a stellar college essay. Each individual student will have a different approach based on who they are. Below please find some of his suggestions:

Mellen老师认为，写一篇优秀的大学论文有很多不同的方法。每个学生都有自己不同的学习方法。以下是他的一些建议:

• Keep a Journal. Keeping a journal helps you to write down your feelings and experiences, then reflect upon them later. 

记日记。写日记可以帮助你写下你的感受和经历，然后进行反思。

• Brainstorm about what you would like to write. Think about what you are passionate about, your unique personality, the goals you have set in life and how you have grown over the years in different areas.  Brainstorming will help the student choose the best topic for a college essay. Perhaps you will be able to think about conveying a unique experience. 

运用头脑风暴的方法决定自己要写什么。想一想你对什么充满激情：你独特的个性、你在生活中设定的目标、以及你多年来在不同环境的成长回忆。头脑风暴有助于学生为大学论文选择最佳主题。在这个过程中，你还可以考虑传达一种独特的体验。

• Actively Reflect. Go through experiences in your life and reflect upon what you have learned. Universities want to know how you have grown and reflected upon your experiences will help you write a stellar essay. 

积极反思。回顾你生活中的经历，反思你所学到的内容。大学想知道你是如何成长的，你的经历将有助于你写一篇出色的论文。

• Draft, redraft and revise. Allow a friend or family member to look over it and give feedback. Write about your experience, how it happened and what you learned from it.

多次起草并修改。允许朋友或家人阅读并提供反馈。写下你的经历，它是如何发生的，以及你从中学到了什么。

• Talk about how you overcame adversity and what the experience did for you. Remember, the essay is about you and how you have learned or come to realize something.

谈谈你是如何克服困难的，这些经历对你有什么帮助。还要记住，这篇文章是关于你自己的，以及你是如何学到或认识到一些道理的。

• “Show” the reader your experience, not tell the reader your experience. Being able to show your experience is a skill that will help you with your essay.

向读者“展示”你的经历，而不是告诉读者你的经历。能够展示你的经历是一种可以帮助你写论文的技能。

• Finally, being unique and creative with your essay will help distinguish you from other applicants.

最后，论文的独特性和创造性将有助于你从其他申请者中脱颖而出。

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