申请季最多大概需要写多少篇文书呢？
答案是—— 15-20篇 。
根据申请目标的不同，每个申请者在申请季需要写的文书篇数也略微不同，对于申请数量在十所学校左右的同学，15-20篇是比较常见的产出数量。这15-20篇中，包含 主文书+加州文书+各个学校的附加文书 。然而，如果你想要 冲刺前三十的综合性大学/文理学院 ，由于学校对文书有着更高的要求，申请人在申请季 产出几十篇文书 也都不是不可能的。
面对如此庞大的文书数量，早做准备，早开始着手收集素材，申请季就能多一份安稳。以下是最近更新的 6所Top30大学的文书题目 ，希望对大家的申请季有所帮助~
麻省理工学院
MIT有自己的申请系统，目前官网更新了 5篇 要求的文书，有意向的小伙伴可以准备起来啦。
- Describe the world you come from; for example, your family, clubs, school, community, city, or town. How has that world shaped your dreams and aspirations? (200-250 words)
- Pick what field of study at MIT appeals to you the most right now, and tell us more about why this field of study appeals to you. (100 words or fewer)
- We know you lead a busy life, full of activities, many of which are required of you. Tell us about something you do simply for the pleasure of it. (100 words or fewer)
- At MIT, we bring people together to better the lives of others. MIT students work to improve their communities in different ways, from tackling the world’s biggest challenges to being a good friend. Describe one way in which you have contributed to your community, whether in your family, the classroom, your neighborhood, etc. (200-250 words)
- Tell us about the most significant challenge you’ve faced or something important that didn’t go according to plan. How did you manage the situation? (200-250 words)
斯坦福大学
斯坦福大学要求新生 按照学校规定在申请系统中回答几个问题 （50词左右）。除此之外，还需要根据学校给出的问题 写出三个100-250词的Essay 。
We ask applicants to answer several short questions (limit 50 words each), and to write a short essay on each of the three topics below.
Short Essay Questions
There is a 100-word minimum and a 250-word maximum for each essay.
- The Stanford community is deeply curious and driven to learn in and out of the classroom. Reflect on an idea or experience that makes you genuinely excited about learning.
- Virtually all of Stanford's undergraduates live on campus. Write a note to your future roommate that reveals something about you or that will help your roommate—and us—get to know you better.
- Tell us about something that is meaningful to you, and why?
芝加哥大学
芝加哥文书题目素以 脑洞大开 著称， 除了必须写的一篇文书之外，另一篇optional的prompt非常有意思，且每年更新 。以下是今年的选项：
Essay Option 1
What if the moon were made of cheese? Or Neptune made of soap? Pick a celestial object, reimagine its material composition, and explore the implications. Feel free to explore the realms of physics, philosophy, fantasy…the sky is the limit!
Essay Option 2
What’s so easy about pie?
Essay Option 3
In Homer’s Iliad, Helen had a “face that launched a thousand ships.” A millihelen, then, measures the beauty needed to launch one ship. The Sagan unit is used to denote any large quantity (in place of “billions and billions”). A New York Minute measures the period of time between a traffic light turning green and the cab behind you honking. Invent a new unit of measurement. How is it derived? How is it used? What are its equivalents?
Essay Option 4
"There is no such thing as a new idea" - Mark Twain. Are any pieces of art, literature, philosophy, or technology truly original, or just a different combination of old ideas? Pick something, anything (besides yourself), and explain why it is, or is not, original.
Essay Option 5
It's said that history repeats itself. But what about other disciplines? Choose another field (chemistry, philosophy, etc.) and explain how it repeats itself. Explain how it repeats itself.
芝加哥大学必选文书要求如下：
How does the University of Chicago, as you know it now, satisfy your desire for a particular kind of learning, community, and future? Please address with some specificity your own wishes and how they relate to UChicago.
