补充文书最难写的五所美国大学，谁看了不说一句“差点过去”（上）
补充文书写作之难 难于上青天
芝加哥大学首当其冲要我命
是连韩美娟看了都要说一句“差点过去”的程度
最近几年很多大学的补充文书都挺难，一打开文书题目，就怀念阳间……GSS今天哭着带大家看一看这五所（芝加哥大学、耶鲁大学、哥伦比亚大学、南加大、弗吉尼亚大学）被我们文书老师点名的美国大学补充文书。（流下猫泪QWQ）
因为篇幅有限，今天只介绍芝大和耶鲁，表白梦校么么哒！
芝加哥大学
芝大的文书不仅字数要求多，题目也年年变，唯一不变的是不管你怎么看，都摸不到头脑。（笑中带泪）
Essay Option 1
Who does Sally sell her seashells to? How much wood can a woodchuck really chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood? Pick a favorite tongue twister (either originally in English or translated from another language) and consider a resolution to its conundrum using the method of your choice. Math, philosophy,linguistics… it’s all up to you (or your woodchuck).
—Inspired by Blessing Nate, Class of 2024
Sally是谁？她为什么要卖贝壳？土拨鼠夹木头夹几根？还要我用数学、哲学或语言学去解决绕口令的难题？而我当时满脑子都是德云社的报菜名……
算了看一下第二题~
Essay Option 2
What can actually be divided by zero?
——Inspired by Mai Vu, Class of 2024
什么可以被0整除？
“应该是我的脑子吧，晃一晃，空荡荡……”
Essay Option 3
The seven liberal arts in antiquity consisted of the Quadrivium—astronomy, mathematics, geometry, and music — and the Trivium—rhetoric, grammar, and logic. Describe your own take on the Quadrivium or the Trivium. What do you think is essential for everyone to know?
—Inspired by Peter Wang, Class of 2022
the Quadrivium是啥？the Trivium又是啥？默默地打开了翻译器的我看懂题目后选择继续看下一题。
Essay Option 4
Subway maps, evolutionary trees, Lewis diagrams. Each of these schematics tells the relationships and stories of their component parts. Reimagine a map, diagram, or chart. If your work is largely or exclusively visual, please include acartographer’s key of at least 300 words to help us best understand your creation.
—Inspired by Maximilian Site, Class of 2020
这题我懂是懂了，可是我办不到，设计不会、美术不会、展示需要动态的话更不会……
这时的我，想买彩票的欲望已经熄灭了百分之八十。
一个漂亮的进化树示例
Essay Option 5
“Do you feel lucky? Well, do ya, punk?” –Eleanor Roosevelt. Misattribute a famous quote and explore the implications of doing so.
—Inspired by Chris Davey, AB’13
“你感到幸运吗？废物？”——埃莉诺·罗斯福。错误地引用一句著名的话，探究这样做的含义。
注：这是电影《Dirty Harry》里面的一句经典台词。LOVEFiLM网站曾将这句台词评为十大常见错误引用台词之一。
等我去问问我们的文书老师吧……毕竟，我看到punk的时候以为在内涵我。
Essay Option 6
Engineer George de Mestral got frustrated with burrs stuck to his dog’s furand applied the same mechanic to createVelcro. Scientist Percy Lebaron Spencer found a melted chocolate bar in his magnetron lab and discovered microwave cooking. Dye-works owner Jean BaptisteJolly found his tablecloth clean after a kerosene lamp was knocked over on it, consequently shaping the future of dry cleaning. Describe a creative or interesting solution, and then find the problem that itsolves.
—Inspired by Steve Berkowitz, AB’19, and Neeharika Venuturupalli, Class of 2024
工程师George de Mestral对狗的皮毛上粘有毛刺而感到沮丧，并采用了相同的技术创造了魔术贴。科学家Percy Lebaron Spencer在他的磁控管实验室中发现了一块融化的巧克力棒，并由此了微波烹饪方法。染厂的老板Jean Baptiste Jolly打翻了煤油灯后发现桌布很干净，因此塑造了干洗技术的未来。请你描述一个创造性的或有趣的解决方案，然后找到它可以解决的问题。
呵呵呵打开外卖APP，可以解决我饿肚子的问题——干饭人的自我修养。
耶鲁大学
耶鲁大学的补充文书，最起码能让人看懂了，开心！
文书老师给推荐了一个耶鲁官方宣传视频：Why Yale，先看视频后写文书。（强调一下，我不是在逃避）
看完视频回到正轨~耶鲁大学的补充文书看起来觉得还可以嘛，如果你一开始和我一样想，那我们可以一起抱头痛哭了。
Short Answer Questions
Students at Yale have plenty of time to explore their academic interestsbefore committing to one or more major fields of study. Many studentseither modify their original academic direction or change their mindsentirely. As of this moment, what academic areas seem to fit your interests or goals most comfortably? Please indicate up to three from the list provided.
Why do these areas appeal to you?(125 words or fewer)
What is it about Yale that has led you to apply?(125 words or fewer)
以下问题回答每题不超过200个字符（大约35个单词）
What inspires you?
Yale’s residential colleges regularly host conversations with guests representing a wide range of experiences and accomplishments. What person, past or present, would you invite to speak? What question would you ask?
You are teaching a Yale course. What is it called?
Most first-year Yale students live in suites of four to six students. What do you hope to add to your suitemates’ experience? What do you hope they will add to yours?
Essays
以下两篇文书要求每篇不超过250个单词：
1.Yale’s extensive course offerings and vibrant conversations beyond the classroom encourage students to follow their developing intellectual interests wherever they lead. Tell us about your engagement with a topic or idea that excites you. Why are you drawn to it?
2.Respond to one of the following prompts:（三选一）
2A. Reflect on your membership in a community. Why is your involvement important to you? How has it shaped you? You may define community however you like.
2B. Yale students, faculty, and alumni engage issues of local, national, and international significance. Discuss an issue that is important to you and how your college experience could help you address it.
2C. Tell us about your relationship with a role model or mentor who has been influential in your life. How has their guidance been instrumental to your growth?
Engineering Essay
申请工程专业的还需完成一篇不超过250个单词的文书：
Please tell us more about what has led you to an interest in this field of study, what experiences (if any) you have had in engineering, and what it is about Yale’s engineering program that appeals to you.
太难了，写一篇长篇还能想一想怎么开头结尾，但是250个字讲到重点，还要细节生动，还要描述准确，还要突出自我……
咋，要我写英文版文言文吗？
虽然各位补充文书像一个个刁蛮的小公举，但是如果你很特别，再投其所好，就非常容易得到她的青睐。
吉斯文书学员在春节期间刚收到被芝大ED2录取的好消息，人间真实——文书写得好，芝大跑不了。