藤校究竟想要什么样的学生？其实，藤校们已经把TA们在寻找的学生的“肖像”信息公布在官网上了，咱们接着上期的内容来看看藤校理想学生的“肖像”吧。

4. Yale University

What Yale Looks For!

1.Who would make the most of the extraordinary resources assembled here, those with a zest to stretch the limits of their talents, and those with an outstanding public motivation – in other words, applicants with a concern for something larger than themselves. 

充分利用耶鲁资源的人，那些热衷于发挥自己才能极限的人，有悲悯之心，关心比自己更大的事情。

2.Decade after decade, Yalies have set out to make our world better. We are looking for students we can help to become the leaders of their generation in whatever they wish to pursue.

领导力，在耶鲁的帮助下，可以成为他们这一代人的领导者，无论他们想追求什么。

3.Academic Ability：academic strength is our first consideration in evaluating any candidate. The single most important document in your application is your high school transcript. We look for students who have consistently taken a broad range of challenging courses in high school and have done well.

学术实力是第一评估要素，高中成绩单上的学术表现最为重要，高中选择广泛的有挑战的课程

4.Teacher evaluations: Not only do they discuss your performance in their particular class or classes, but often they write about such things as your intellectual curiosity, energy, relationships with classmates, and impact on the classroom environment. Obviously it is important to ask for recommendations from teachers who know you well.

课程老师的评价推荐，体现对学术好奇、热情、跟同学的关系以及对课堂环境的影响。

5.Counselor recommendation:  provide us with a picture of your place in your high school class and in the larger school community. Your counselor can help us assess the degree of difficulty of your program, tell us what a particular leadership position means at your school, provide information on your background, and, in general, provide the sort of textured comments about you that would help your application come to life.

Counselor 推荐信，展示在课堂和更大的学校组织中所表现出的品质，如就读项目的课程难度、在学校的领导力职位、申请人的背景等信息。

6. test score ranges (25th to 75th percentiles) for enrolled first-years were:

SAT-Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 720-770

SAT-Math: 740-790

ACT Composite: 33-35

( it is safe to say that performance in school is more important than testing,  it is unlikely that high standardized test scores will persuade the admissions committee to disregard an undistinguished secondary-school record.)

SAT/ACT 成绩，需要注意，耶鲁明确指出更看重在校成绩。

7.Essays: The Yale application tries to get at the personal side of the applicant through the use of several short essays whose scope is broad enough to accommodate most writers. 

We encourage you to take the writing of the essays seriously and to write openly and honestly about activities, interests, or experiences that have been meaningful to you. What is most important is that you write in your own voice. If an essay doesn’t sound like the person who writes it, it cannot serve very well as a personal statement. As with every document in the application, we read essays very carefully and try to get a full sense of the human being behind them.

申请文书

8.Describing the process of selecting future Yale students, President Kingman Brewster once wrote , “I am inclined to believe that the person who gives every ounce to do something superbly has an advantage over the person whose capacities may be great but who seems to have no desire to stretch them to their limit.” Within the context of each applicant’s life and circumstances, we look for that desire and ability to stretch one’s limits.

那些竭尽全力去做出色事情的人比那些能力可能很强但似乎没有欲望的人更有优势。

官网相关信息链接：

https://admissions.yale.edu/what-yale-looks-for

5．University of Pennsylvania

What Penn looks for?

Comprehensive Review 综合全面评估

When our Admissions Selection Committee reads applications (and we read all of them), we look for students who are inspired to emulate our founder Benjamin Franklin by being in service to society — to our community, the city of Philadelphia, and the wider world.

当我们的招生选拔委员会阅读申请时(我们阅读了所有的申请)，我们寻找的是那些被启发效仿我们的创始人本杰明·富兰克林的学生，他们为社会服务——为我们的社区、费城和更广阔的世界服务。

“What you seem to be, be really.” - Benjamin Franklin

“你看上去的样子，就是你真正的样子。——本杰明·富兰克林

We look for students who aspire to develop and refine their talents and abilities within Penn’s liberal arts-based, practical, and interdisciplinary learning environment. Our ideal candidates are inspired to emulate our founder Benjamin Franklin by applying their knowledge in “service to society” to our community, the city of Philadelphia, and the wider world. To best understand prospective students’ paths through Penn, we approach applications holistically and with great care.

我们寻找那些渴望依托宾大文艺底蕴、实践和跨学科学习环境，不断发展和完善自己的才能和能力的学生。我们理想的候选人是以创始人本杰明富兰克林为榜样，以学以致用为理念，用学到的知识服务于社会，服务于我们的社区，费城城市和更广阔的世界。为了选拔更适合的学生，我们会综合评估每一个学生情况，认真对待每一个申请。

Holistic evaluation enables the Admissions Selection Committee to have robust conversations about applicants’ record of academic excellence and intellectual curiosity, range of interests and hobbies, leadership skills, and potential impact on our campus. We strive to understand each applicant as a potential Penn classmate, leader, roommate, and citizen. We look beyond GPAs and test scores to capture the intangible qualities each candidate will bring to our  campus community.

综合评估使招生委员会能够对申请人的学术成就和求知欲、兴趣爱好、领导能力以及对我们校园的潜在影响进行强有力的讨论。我们努力使每个申请人都能成为宾大的同学、领导者、室友和公民。我们不仅仅单纯参考GPA，标化成绩，会综合的评估以捕捉每位候选人将给我们的校园社区带来的无形品质。

High School Preparation高中的准备

文理学院希望看到：

✹对人文科学、社会科学和自然科学有好奇心

✹将课堂知识应用于现实世界的能力

✹在均衡和高级的大学预备课程中做了强有力的准备

商学院希望看到

✹对商科的兴趣，以推动积极的变化，促进世界经济和社会福祉

✹出色的领导力

✹在数学方面的充分准备，尤其是微积分

工程学院希望看到

✹具有创新、设计和实际应用科学发现的能力

✹表达追求工程教育的原因

✹对物理和数学，尤其是微积分的充分准备

Extracurricular Activities课外活动

Academics are an important part of your application, but we also want to know what you’re like outside the classroom. The Activities section of your application offers our Admissions Committee a glimpse into what excites you, what you’re passionate about, what responsibilities you have at home, and some of the ways you’re contributing to your community.

学术成绩是你申请的重要组成部分，但我们也想知道你在课堂之外的表现。你的申请的活动部分让我们的招生委员会了解到什么让你兴奋，你对什么充满激情，你在家里有什么责任，以及你为社区做出贡献的一些方式。

A few tips as you complete the Activities section:

关于活动部分的几点建议

Be yourself. We’re not looking for a specific, pre-determined list of activities. We simply want to know how you spend your time. And remember, a well-rounded student can achieve just as much as a well-lopsided student. Your contribution is uniquely yours.

做你自己。我们不是在找一个具体的，预先确定的活动清单。我们只是想知道你是如何打发时间的。记住，一个全面发展的学生和一个不平衡的学生一样能取得同样的成就。你的贡献是独一无二的。

You can list a variety of experiences. Be sure to include school-related experiences, part-time work, family responsibilities, summer activities, community experiences, and more.

你可以列举各种各样的经历。一定要包括学校相关的经历、兼职工作、家庭责任、暑期活动、社区经历等等。

Tell us the amount of time you spend in your extracurricular experiences. The amount of time you dedicate to each activity will give us insight into the depth of your involvement and a sense of the impact you’ve made.

告诉我们你在课外经历上花了多少时间。你在每项活动中投入的时间将让我们了解你参与的深度以及你所产生的影响。

Include specific responsibilities for each activity. We want to learn more about the ways you've contributed, so include details about your role whenever possible.

包括每项活动的具体职责。我们希望更多地了解您的贡献方式，因此请尽可能详细介绍您的角色。

Let the real you shine through. The more information you provide, the better we will understand who you are, what’s important to you, and the positive impact you’ve had on those around you.

让真实的你闪耀光芒。你提供的信息越多，我们就越能了解你是谁，什么对你来说是重要的，以及你对周围人的积极影响。

官网相关信息链接：

https://admissions.upenn.edu/admissions-and-financial-aid/what-penn-looks-for

6．Cornell University

What Cornell looks for?

Your Intellectual Potential 个人潜能

Have you challenged yourself with the highest-level courses? How have you demonstrated your passion for learning?

挑战自己上高难度基本的课程，展示学习的热情

Your Character 个人品质

Honesty. Open-mindedness. Initiative. Empathy. Your values are important to Cornell. Do your application essays and recommendations reflect your strongest personal attributes?

诚实、豁达、主动性、同情心，你的价值观对康奈尔很重要。

Your Involvement 课外活动

Extracurricular activities. Community involvement. Workplace experience. Leadership. What special talents or interests have you developed?

课外活动、社区参与、职场经验、领导力、你有哪些特殊的才能或兴趣？

Your Reasons for Choosing US 选择康奈尔的理由

Whether you’ve decided on a major or not, how do you plan on taking advantage of the exceptional learning environment at Cornell? Why is it the right place for you?

无论学生是否决定选择专业，你打算如何利用康奈尔大学卓越的学习环境？

为什么这是适合你的地方？

官网相关信息链接：

https://admissions.cornell.edu/apply/what-cornell-looks

看了上期和本期对几所知名藤校官方对目标学生的肖像描述，关于名校究竟喜欢什么样的学生，你有答案了么？

用Oscar老师曾经说的的话说，其实罗素早已给了我们答案“longing for love, search for knowledge and unbearable pity for the suffering of mankind.”

最大的法宝其实就是你！Be yourself! Let the real you shine through！

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