如何写美国大学essay
『壹』 美国大学申请essay书写指南
现如今，很多学生选择去美国读大学，那么文书材料的准备也很关键，其中有一项留学申请essay，想必大家还不是很了解。下面随我一起来看看以下的内容。
首先来看看essay的书写步骤。
1. 早作准备
这不是一般的家庭作业或学校项目，而有可能是你人生的转折点。一份得体的essay能帮你进入著名学府并改变你的生活。
早做准备指的是，你需要在学校申请截止日前至少三个月开始写essay。只有这样你才有机会更改主题，修改essay，反复阅读，让别人进行评价和精心选择每一个单词。
对于那些申请了多家大学的学生，有些大学可能需要补充essay，这需要你花费大量的时间。此外，全世界很多高中高年级学生都会被各种压力所压垮，包括毕业考试，所以早早准备essay会让你具备优势。
2.多打几次草稿，多尝试几个主题
大多数成功的申请人都是打好几个草稿然后选出最喜欢的那份蔽伏和。这个道理相当于在从事一件工作时，例如一项新的体育项目，要求你投入大量练习时间，直到你进步到足以开始比赛。
写essay同样如此。对于大多数外国学生，这是他们第一次严肃地写一篇文章，更别说用外语写了。开头几个草稿将非常困难，你要坚持写下去，直到你的essay完美无瑕。
记住，每份草稿不一定都要围绕同一个主题。如果某个主题比较好的话，你可以围绕它准备两三份essay，或者必要时更换主题。
3.寻找一个你信赖的人校对每一份essay
这能让你发现你的essay里可能的错误。强烈建议你找一个在英语写作方面非常有经验的人来帮你完成这项工作，并且—最重要的是—真心愿意帮你的人。
校对者必须是对于申请过程了解十分深入的人，例如美国大学学生或者现役或前任大学招生官，或者是有多年英语写作经验的教育工作者。
一旦他们指出有些东西你需要修改，无论是关于essay的内容还是主题的，你需要立即修改或重写。如果得到了他们的肯定，那么你就可以提交了。
4. 阅读成厅敏功的essay范例
这并不是鼓励你直接把别人的点子拿过来。但是，阅读成功申请人的essay可以让你了解大学招生官需要的信息是什么。
小A在开始她的个人陈述之前，为找不到能给招生官留下深刻印象的东西感动非常苦恼。当她通过谷歌读到一些成功进入常春藤大学的学生写的essay时–她了解到这些学生主要是基于非常简单的个人趣事展示出了自己独特的性格。
之后小A选择了一个简单而又意义的主题：照顾她卧病在床的父亲。小A的essay非常感人，几位招生负责人甚至手写了回信表扬她并邀请她进入华盛顿与李大学。
5. 遵从故事的结构
作为作者，你要记住，高质量的essay建立在一般性的故事结构上，诸如情节的发展、高潮和结局。
大学申请essay当然不需要像动作电影那样，但也必须使读者经历好奇、惊叹和满足三个阶段。此外，还需要保证读者被牢牢吸引而不被一些不重要的细节或繁冗内容分心。
最好的办法是，把可能让整个故事显得混沌的句子或场景去掉。记住，每个招生官都要看海量的essay，所以你的故事如果引人入胜，那你就能脱颖而出。
接着来看看书写技巧都有哪些。
言简意赅，避免啰啰嗦嗦。
每一个句子都应该精简到只保留它的基本部分。任何冗余或者不能增加新意的词语都应该删除。当你把文章精简并删掉不必要的词和短语时，文章的质量就得到了提高。要知道，招生委员会在审核期间，要短时间内面对宏盯那么多essay，他是没有时间来看啰啰嗦嗦，没有主次的文章的。
表述要精确。
任何时候都要尽可能详尽而又具体。细节能让你的作品更具真实性。对于要表述的内容，想要表达的思想要精确的表达出来，感染到读者，让读者信服，从而体现文章的真实性。
主题要明确。
申请的时候，学校给出的essay题目都是有很强的针对性的，所以，在撰写essay之前一定要想清楚这个题目的隐含意义，了解学校想通过这篇文章考察你什么。然后在动笔，这样写出来的文章才有针对性，而不会偏离目标。有的时候题目显得很简单，但是事实上这类题目是最不好写的，因为简单的一句话让人很难摸清楚他们的出题思路和意图，对这类的题目反而要更加注意。
各篇essay之间要相辅相成。
一般来讲，每所学校会要求3-5篇essay，每篇essay考察的目的是不同的，因此，在动笔之前要想好写作的思路和结构。在一篇文章中已体现的重点就不要在另一篇文章中出现，否则几篇文章写下来却只反映了一个特点，很多优势没有展示出来，这样，录取委员会就不会看到一个完整优异的你，从而不能决定是否录取你。
保持同一风格和语调。
在开始动笔之前，你就要决定好采用怎样的风格和语调，并在整篇短文中一以贯之。如果你在短文开头部分的语调是轻松和幽默的，就不要突然在短文中间转变为忧郁或者严厉的语调。如果你打算把自己的短文写成是个人日记风格的，就不要突然开始向局外的读者吹嘘自己。
多修改。
无论是本科还是商学院对essay一般都有字数上的限制，如此多的内容要归纳到那么少的文字中，如何能把每句话都说到点子上，让每个字都发挥其作用还是有一定难度的。当一篇文章写好之后，一定要回头仔细阅读，认真推敲每个句子，同时也可以给自己的朋友和家人看，让他们也多提提意见。一篇好的文章是需要反复多次修改才能“完美”呈现出来的。
最后给大家带来一篇范文赏析。
Cornell—Pose a question that you wish that we had asked you and answer it. Heather posed the question： Tell about an activity that is particularly meaningful to you.
Yale—Please write an essay about an activity or interest that has been particularly meaningful to you.
Early on a June afternoon， I stood in the arena at Willows Farm. I was about to take my very first horse-riding lesson. I was excited， yet incredibly fearful at the same time. I&apos&aposd never actually ridden a horse by myself. Being led around on one of ponies at the fair didn&apos&apost count. I tried talking to myself. ＂What did/have to fear？ After all， it certainly looked easy.＂ I waited white one of the older girls finished in the arena. I&apos&aposd never seen such a big horse， and each time as they went around， the horse looked bigger and bigger.
When my lesson was finally ready to start， Aggie， my teacher， brought out a small pony named Kissy. She was so cute and little， I breathed a sigh of reli. I was convinced that I could handle the situation. ＂No problem，＂ I thought， ＂I&apos&aposll be off to the races in no time.＂
That lesson began with the basics. First I had to learn to put on the bridle and saddle. Then I had to learn to get on and off. That proved to be a challenge， but by the time the lesson finished， I was allowed to ＂ride＂ Kissy by walking around in a circle a few times. Sitting there looking down， I knew I was As John Irving once said， ＂There is something in bestriding a fine horse that makes a man （or woman） feel more than mortal＂.
Little did my parents know that one lesson would turn into an obsession. I spent all day out at the bam. I&apos&aposd probably have stayed the night if my parents had allowed it. I did everything that I could do to learn - I cleaned stalls， walked horses， brushed horses， and fed some twice just to spend a few extra minutes out there. Over the next two years I attended local horse camps and watched others to see if they knew something that I could apply to my riding.
Eventually，I outgrew Kissy and my first trainer. The next step was to move up with the more advanced riders and to Sherry， the next trainer at the barn. Most of the more advanced
：rs owned their own horses. Switching trainers was the easy part. Convincing my parents buy me a horse proved to be slightly more difficult.
Aggie talked to them and told them how much I wanted a horse. Sherry talked to them， and told them how much I needed a horse. Nothing seemed to work. Over the dinner table， the conversation kept coming back to how much money was involved in buying and keeping a horse， but I didn&apos&apost give up. I kept asking. ＂A horse＂ was first on my Christmas list， first on my birthday list， and everything in between.
In the spring， a cute little quarter horse named Cat came into the barn. He was there to be sold， hopully to someone in the barn. He was a good mover and seemed to have a sweet personality. The first time I saw him. I bonded. I had to have this horse. There was just one small problem， my parents were still saying no. Aggie seemed to want me to have a horse as much as I wanted it. She even offered to cut my parents a deal on the board. Every time my mother came to pick me up. I was brushing， walking， or doing something for Cal. I&apos&aposd ask her to hold and talk to him for a few minutes while I got ＂something ready＂ bore I put him away. I could feel my mother melting. Finally one evening I heard the wonderful words. My parents agreed to purchase Cal. I had my very own horse. I was thrilled， and went to work with a brush and comb to make him look as good as he made me feel.
As much as I thought differently， I wasn&apos&apost quite prepared for the enormous responsibility of actually owning a horse. There was feeding， grooming， daily exercise， and stall cleaning to worry about. Becoming a good hunter-jumper meant spending long hours out at the barn. Getting good grades in school meant putting in long hours for homework. I had to learn to balance both. To get it all done， it was mandatory that I become organized and learn to focus on what I was doing in order to make the most of my time spent.
Riding has also presented a means of learning other valuable lessons. Foremost has been accepting responsibility. Owning Cal has meant that I&apos&aposve had the care of a living， breathing animal that depended on me. I couldn&apos&apost take a day off， even if I felt that I had something better to do. Dedication to the sport of riding has also been a learned skill. After the hardest fall or a bad day when nothing seemed to go right， I sometimes wanted to quit right on the spot. That was when I had to get myself back on track and do it again until I got it right. Those same lessons have carried over to school. If I&apos&aposve gotten less than u perfect grade on something or have found something difficult to understand. I&apos&aposve learned that I can&apos&apost just throw in the towel or blame it on the teacher. My ecation has become my responsibility， and I have had to go back and try twice as hard to prove to myself that I can do if.
In my ten years of riding and competing， I have never grown tired of it. I still have my little horse. We have competed and won at many horse shows， and we&apos&aposve grown to love and trust each other. My trainer often rerred to him as my best friend， and I&apos&aposve come to think of him that way too. Sometimes it is fun to lie in bed at night and look at the ribbons hanging on my wall. I know that every day that passes now brings me closer to the ＂someday＂ when it will come to an end. When it does，I will have the memories of the great times I&apos&aposve had and the lessons that I&apos&aposve learned， but most of all. I will have the memory of a little horse with a big heart named Cal.
『贰』 美国大学的Essay怎么写
写作Essay时要把握一个原则：展示(showing)，而非说服(convincing)。这个原则处理好了，任何题材都会写得很成功。一篇Essay 一般在几百字左右，一个是选题，一个是好的写作语调：
选题，根据老师要求，建议选一些细节，想法或者经历，这些都能作为Essay的优秀素材。
正确的写作语调。创作Essay 中最好运用Confidence(自信)、Friendliness(友善)、Enthusiasm(热情)、Respect for Authority(对招生委员会的官员的尊敬)等正面、积极的语调。避免消极的语调，例如Antagonism(敌对)、Groveling(卑躬屈膝地讨好)、Winning(抱怨)等。
写作形式，Essay的写作形式如同写作任何的英语文章一样，要尽量运用生动形象的语言、准确的字眼、新鲜有力的语言、不同句型的交叉使用，另外与中文的不同一点是，尽可能避免被动语态。
『叁』 美国大学申请Essay短文怎么写
美国大学申请Essay短文怎么写：
(一)陈述个人成长经历；家庭、社会、学校环境对学生的影响
这个题目同学们已经非常熟悉了，因为学校可以通过学生的陈述来了解学生个人，这也是一份申请材料的本质--帮助学校了解申请者的个性和特质。偶尔也会有这样的情况，学校会出一些具有较强命题性的文章，类似于记叙文，例如"你遇到过最大的挑战是什么?你是怎样克服的?"或者"讲述一件对你影响深刻的事情，并阐述它为什么对你有影响，你是怎样克服的?"。
这样一个题材，实际是学校向通过学生对过去的陈述来了解他是怎样一个人。通过一件事，学生又变成了一个什么样的人，学校要的实际是一个蜕变的过程。比较成功的文章，阐述的事情真实性很强，人物生动，形象丰满。我们的目的只有一个：通过这个阐述，向录取官说明，申请者会有很多东西可以提供给这个学校。要带着目的性去写作，而不能只按题目死搬硬套。
(二)描述一个对你有深刻影响的人，从他身上你学到了什么
通过这样的题材，我们需要表现出，申请者并不是一个由高分与优异成绩简单包装出来的学生，而是在人格方面也是非常的健全与完整。而学生的今天与一切成就可能与另一个人的影响密切相关。是他人的行为、爱护、关怀激励学生或是启发了学生，才会有今天这个全新的申请者。在写作中，最容易出现的错误是：偏离主题，将两人之间的往来描述过细，而忽略了他对学生的影响以及为什么对学生成长变化的意义，以及他的影响带给学生怎样的思考。
可以选择某位名人，也可以选择家庭成员，生活中的小片段，以及新颖的创作角度，也会给人生活化的真实感。可以写对父母的感恩，也可以写一位老师带你参观博物馆，让你对自然生物及考古历史产生浓厚的兴趣。只有选对描写的人，以及准备描写的事情，才能将文章最后的结尾升华，意义与影响才真正的体现出来。
(三)叙述你曾经获得过的优秀成绩
学校要求学生写出个人曾经获得过的成绩或者奖项，通过这个途径来了解学生的个性。这个题目的回答在于通过几个活动来描绘出一个有个性的学生;不能同样分量地叙述所有参加过的活动，像是记账一样的全盘托出是不行的。而是要抓出对学生的学习、人品、价值观影响最大的项目进行重点描写。美国大学希望看到学生的兴趣爱好的同时，也希望看到学生是如何成长。
如果学生在高中时期没有什么广泛的兴趣与活动，往往就不知道如何下笔了。其实好的兴趣与活动并不一定是弹钢琴、跳舞、学生会主席、模拟联合国;也可以是：学烤蛋糕、第一次开车、帮助一位长期卧床在家的邻居等都会是很感人的题材。只要记住把写作重点放在事情的重要性、为什么对学生来说会有如此重要，以及它对学生的影响。
(四)选择申请这所学校的原因
这是常见的题目。如果选择学校的原因只是因为父母的意愿，那么在写作的时候就找不出选校的理由，会感到十分难下笔。这时候就需要更深入的了解这所学校，真正的总结出选校原因进行阐述，越是详细的了解与阐述，越可以更好地回答这个问题。可以写这所学校相对来说，具有怎样的优势。另外，从自己的角度，陈列学生的特点与学校的一致性：学生的爱好、活动、背景、才能，如何可以与学校的优势相匹配。在文章中需要强调的是学校的优势是个性的、唯一的。
(五)国际交流的经历
中国许多学校有交换生的活动，可以描写一下通过这次活动学生领略到了什么异域文化;学生从中学到了什么?例如：通过这次国际交流活动，学生有了怎样的感触，树立了什么样的人生观。在具体描写方面记住要尽量把个人体会和感受写出来，并且力争使阅读者能够感同身受。
(六)个人的兴趣与爱好
这类题材往往是要求用一两句来回答。重点应该放在这个兴趣爱好对学生的特征描述上。通过这个描述来表现出学生是兴趣广泛、好奇心强、执着追求等精神，当然可以适当表露出个人的观察能力、领导才能，但是文章切忌不要浮夸，一切建立在真诚与真实的基础之上来创作。
(七)最喜爱的一个人或某件物品
这类题目通常是一篇要求简短回答的，只要简单阐述就可以。一般会要求在300左右的字符。多数会涉及书籍、美术作品、一个人或是任何在你生命留下烙印的事物。就像之前提到过的，冠冕堂皇的话不要摆出来，选择一些真正对你有特殊意义的人或事，或是可以借以折射出你独特的人格魅力的东西。
如果自己发觉选择的题材并不吸引眼球，那么在文笔方面就要下功夫了，因为自己能想到的题材，大多数的人都能想到。如果选择的题目很普通，那么就要在写作手法及文字叙述上尽量体现文章的个性化与细节化，因为绝大多数的申请者都有可能使用这个题目，要使人眼前一亮，就要有所不同。
(八)社会事件
这类题目不经常出现，但是写作难度相对增大。提出这个问题的学校，是希望了解学生在个人的生活之外，对这个世界抱有怎样的态度及人生观与价值观。比如：种族歧视、贫困问题、世界性的饥荒、以及一些当前的时事热点，虽然在阐述个人观点时，难免带有主观色彩。但是，请控制自己的情绪，保持评论事情的客观性。试着从多个角度和方面去分析这件事情，也要适当加入个人细节的观察，这可以体现出个人的成熟魅力，但不要随波逐流。这就需要在平时的生活中注意积累。
(九)家庭
家庭题目是十分容易的，可以写父母、姐妹、亲友。通过一些相互的交流、交往、共同的经历，折射出家庭对学生人品、个性、价值观的影响。
美国大学可以通过这类文章了解学生的思想和性格，甚至将来的潜力。学校方面希望看见一个热爱生活、与家庭成员和睦相处、具有高尚人品的学生。当然，一定要从一些家庭琐碎的小事中，来塑造一个真实的年轻人。
(十)自己的不足之处
这类题目很少遇见，但是也会有校方提出，让学生回答。在这时，不足之处可以写成参加某种活动时，因为缺乏经验而失败，尽量写得别人认为逻辑合理，能够接受。在描写自己缺点的同时，反映出自己积极的一面。这样可以把自己的弱势与缺点，在改变了写法之后，变成对申请有利的文章。
在写作的时候，态度一定要端正。态度虔诚，观点正确，真正认识到自己的缺点，这样展现在学校面前的是一个完整的学生，一个诚实能够面对真实自己的学生。
除了选择题材之外，对于中国学生最为艰难是英文写作技术：选择词汇结构、句子结构、修辞方法、段落结构、文章结构、及逻辑结构。英语的写作技术与中文写作相比侧重有所不同。所以，在写作中要尽量照顾英文的习惯。
很多学校要求本科申请者写的个人陈述都是具有命题性的文章，且有字数限制。这就要在写作的时候把握好文章的结构与重点，尽量从多个角度反映一个全面的自己。
完成创作后，要自己先审读一遍，试想自己就是录取官，读完这篇文章后会有怎样的感触。在陈述一些与学习有关的题目时，也要保持浓厚的兴趣，否则，写课外活动津津乐道，而学术性文章苍白无力，学校会认为学生是一个并不热爱学习的孩子。
下面是一篇申请essay的文章，给各位同学参考。
My interest in mathematics stems from the first time my teacher taught me calculus in tenth grade. I was so intrigued to discover the area under the curve can be calculated so easily and even completed the problems not assigned by the teacher that night. From that day on, boring math homework for others started to be my first homework to complete even to this day. Today, I sit in the classroom of the most difficult mathematics course the school offers – multivariable calculus – solving interesting ellipsoid problems.
After finishing my tenth grade in China, I went back to America, the country I was born in and raised for seven years. The change was enormous, both culturally and academically. For the first month, I had a hard time adjusting to the different situation. Fortunately, I survived after two months; and within several months later, I found myself excelling once again academically. I even had more class participation in Shakespeare Literature classes! Nonetheless, my passion for math remained consistent across the continental shift. When it was homework time, my math notebook was always on the top of the pile.
In high school, I benefited from the great opportunities my school offered and had much free time to pursue my math interests. Every week in school, there are preparation sessions for the math competition “Great New Haven Math League,” which is a regional math competition held every two weeks throughout the entire school year. In February, I have the chance to represent my school, along with my math team members, to attend the Harvard-MIT Mathematics Tournament. As one of the key members on the math team, I established practice groups ring free time so that team members can solve practice problems together and help each other. In June, I represented my school in attending the American Regions Math League, which is a competition held annually joined by high schools across America.
At Mellon College of Science, I would elect to study both the Mathematical Science degree and the Computational Finance Minor, as I desire to enter the financial world after college. Doing so would equip me with the advanced mathematical modeling aptitude to succeed in numerous roles on Wall Street, such as currency trading. I look forward to solving interesting problems with my classmates and enjoying the enthusiasm mathematics brings to us. Moreover, I look forward to partaking in various math contests including the Putnam Competition.
In closing, math is going to be one of my enring friends and accompany me throughout my entire life. Future studies in my life will determine my ultimate vocation, but math will be an essential factor despite the field in which I work. Mastering advanced mathematics concepts ring college will ensure me the fulfillment of my passion and broaden my perspectives in the ocean of knowledge that is mathematics.