What?field?of?study?appeals?to?you?the?most?right?now??(Note:?Applicants?select?from?a?dropdown?list.)?Tell?us?more?about?why?this?field?of?study?at?MIT?appeals?to?you.?(100?words?or?fewer)

現(xiàn)在，你最感興趣的學(xué)科領(lǐng)域是什么？（注意：申請(qǐng)者需從下拉列表中選擇。）請(qǐng)告訴我們更多關(guān)于為什么你對(duì)MIT的這個(gè)學(xué)科領(lǐng)域感興趣（不超過(guò)100個(gè)字）

Why?Electrical?Engineering?

My?decision?to?major?in?Electrical?Engineering?was?inspired?by?my?desire?to?improve?security?through?technology.?When?I?lived?in?Mexico,?my?father’s?restaurant?security?system?lacked?the?ability?to?protect?our?property?from?robbers,?who?would?break?in?multiple?times?a?year.?Thanks?to?the?influence?of?my?cousin,?who?now?studies?Autonomous?Systems,?I?developed?an?interest?in?electrical?engineering.?I?am?inspired?to?not?only?improve?my?father’s?security?system,?but?contributing?to?security?innovations?for?larger?companies?and?perhaps,?one?day,?national?security.?(89?words)

論點(diǎn)：我希望通過(guò)技術(shù)來(lái)提高安全性

背景：有一次父親的餐廳被入室搶劫

經(jīng)歷：我的堂兄教我關(guān)于自主系統(tǒng)

未來(lái)展望：我希望能夠與大型企業(yè)合作或從事國(guó)家安全工作

在這篇文章中，你可以以論點(diǎn)開(kāi)始，然后依次介紹背景故事和經(jīng)歷，最后提及你未來(lái)的職業(yè)展望。這樣的結(jié)構(gòu)將幫助讀者更好地理解你為什么選擇電子工程專業(yè)以及你的動(dòng)機(jī)。

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.(225?words?or?fewer)

"我們知道您的生活非常忙碌，充滿了各種活動(dòng)，其中許多是您必須完成的。請(qǐng)告訴我們您做某件事情僅是出于快樂(lè)。

One?activity?which?I?simply?do?for?the?pleasure?of?it?is?playing?cricket–not?on?a?proper?team?or?league,?but?casually?along?with?friends?and?family.

Though?I?have?enjoyed?competitively?participating?in?soccer,?ultimate?frisbee,?and?table?tennis?in?the?past,?the?lack?of?competitive?nature?in?cricket?is?refreshing,?especially?because?I?am?not?that?great?of?a?player.?The?whole?playing?experience?with?other?casual?cricket?players?is?more?enjoyable:?Though?the?goal?is?to?win,?we?can?learn?and?grow?without?the?stress?of?losing?an?“important”?match.

The?connectivity?with?others?is?another?reason?I?enjoy?being?a?casual?cricket?player.?I?usually?play?with?my?family,?and?have?taught?many?friends?with?non-cricketing?backgrounds?how?to?play.?One?time,?my?friends?and?I?were?playing?at?a?local?park,?and?a?family?of?three?generations?joined?us:?representative?of?how?casual?cricket?is?welcoming?to?all.

The?accessibility?of?the?sport?in?my?backyard,?where?I?can?pick?up?the?bat?and?hit?a?tennis?ball?around?during?an?evening?walk,?and?sometimes?having?my?parents?bowl?at?me/me?bowl?at?them,?shows?the?spontaneous?fun?that?I?can?have?at?any?time.??

As?someone?who?likes?to?watch?cricket,?Indian?cricket?specifically,?it?is?enjoyable?to?be?able?to?casually?play?a?sport?that?many?in?the?US?have?never?properly?experienced.?It?also?connects?to?my?identity?as?an?Indian?who?grew?up?with?stories?of?“gully?cricket.”?(248?words)

展示個(gè)性中的新特點(diǎn)。利用這個(gè)提示來(lái)展示你個(gè)性中未能在其他MIT申請(qǐng)材料中表現(xiàn)出的一部分。例如，我們喜歡這篇文章講述的是一項(xiàng)可能未出現(xiàn)在學(xué)生活動(dòng)清單中的活動(dòng)（因?yàn)樗皇浅鲇跇?lè)趣打板球），但也喜歡他如何在打板球中找到快樂(lè)，即使他在其中并不是“出色”的（體現(xiàn)脆弱性）。

提供具體例子來(lái)展示你為何喜歡這項(xiàng)活動(dòng)。這些細(xì)節(jié)可以讓招生官了解你看待世界的方式。因此，請(qǐng)不要吝惜提供色彩豐富和具體的信息。分享你是如何對(duì)這項(xiàng)活動(dòng)產(chǎn)生興趣、什么使你保持興趣，以及這項(xiàng)活動(dòng)如何影響你與生活其他方面的聯(lián)系。在這個(gè)示例中，請(qǐng)注意作者如何通過(guò)具體例子將多個(gè)故事融合在一起，使文章從頭到尾具有很好的連貫性。

將其與你的知識(shí)好奇心聯(lián)系起來(lái)。MIT正在尋找富有知識(shí)好奇心的學(xué)生。因此，即使這個(gè)提示要求你談?wù)撘豁?xiàng)純粹為樂(lè)趣而做的活動(dòng)，如果你至少能示意這種經(jīng)歷如何激發(fā)你的思維，使你在其他方面進(jìn)行深入思考，將是有幫助的，就像這位學(xué)生將他的板球比賽與不總是競(jìng)爭(zhēng)以及與他人建立聯(lián)系的好處聯(lián)系起來(lái)一樣。

How?has?the?world?you?come?from—including?your?opportunities,?experiences, and challenges shaped?your?dreams?and?aspirations??(225?words?or?fewer)

您來(lái)自的世界，包括您的機(jī)會(huì)、經(jīng)歷和挑戰(zhàn)，是如何塑造您的夢(mèng)想和抱負(fù)的？（不超過(guò)225個(gè)字）

My?world?is?at?once?expansively?big?and?recognisably?small.?Coming?from?a?multiethnic?European?family,?I’ve?spent?my?childhood?encountering?an?array?of?rich?cultures?across?the?continent?and?beyond.?I?learned?about?the?Jewish?holiday?of?love?“Tu?B'Av”?to?bring?me?closer?to?my?extended?family?living?in?Tel?Aviv.?Further?north,?I?joined?my?relatives?in?Ukraine?to?celebrate?the?Orthodox?new?year?two?weeks?after?all?of?my?friends?back?home.

Even?in?London,?my?world?feels?stretched?across?neighbourhoods,?zones,?and?ethnic?traditions.?Whether?it?is?making?sense?of?the?Islamic?conception?of?peace?on?a?school?trip?to?our?local?mosque?or?losing?myself?in?Caribbean?music?at?the?Notting?Hill?Carnival,?I?have?learned?to?see?the?world?through?my?city?and?the?300?languages?spoken?in?it.

Yet?my?world?is?also?one?of?close-knit?communities.?As?a?volunteer,?I?have?developed?close?relationships?with?a?range?of?students?who?see?me?as?a?mentor?in?their?ambitions?to?become?a?video?game?developer.?Among?my?school?friends,?I?have?built?a?family?of?bandmates?and?co-conspirators?that?come?together?every?week?to?make?new?music,?work?on?joint?programming?projects,?and?train?in?Jiu-Jitsu.?And?in?my?actual?family,?I?spend?my?nights?playing?geography?games?and?attending?cooking?schools?where?we?learn?new?cuisines?that?we?can?incorporate?into?our?meals?at?home.

Together,?the?big?and?the?small?combine?to?make?my?world?one?of?exploration?and?intimacy.?(250?words)

展示你在這個(gè)“世界”中的獨(dú)特之處。許多學(xué)生可能來(lái)自與你相同的“世界”。因此，你在這里的目標(biāo)是向讀者展示你在其中的位置與眾不同。例如，注意到這位作者如何將她的身份的多個(gè)部分融合在一起，以展示她在家庭、城市和整個(gè)世界中獨(dú)特的視角。

提供你如何從社區(qū)中獲得和貢獻(xiàn)的例子。社區(qū)文章對(duì)幫助招生官了解你如何適應(yīng)校園社區(qū)很重要。因此，將其視為一個(gè)機(jī)會(huì)，展示你不僅從社區(qū)中學(xué)到東西，還為社區(qū)做出了貢獻(xiàn)。在這個(gè)示例中，我們了解到作者不僅通過(guò)志愿工作和團(tuán)體活動(dòng)成為她社區(qū)的積極成員，而且她對(duì)于從那些與她不同的人身上學(xué)到東西有著濃厚的興趣。

不要忘記展示社區(qū)“如何塑造了你的夢(mèng)想和抱負(fù)”。這是問(wèn)題的一個(gè)重要部分，因此要有意識(shí)地展示你從社區(qū)中學(xué)到了什么，以及它如何幫助你在成長(zhǎng)為一個(gè)人和領(lǐng)袖的過(guò)程中，也如何塑造了你對(duì)未來(lái)的愿景。這位學(xué)生，例如，最后得出的見(jiàn)解是，她的互動(dòng)和經(jīng)歷如何“結(jié)合”塑造了她的世界成為一個(gè)“探索和親近”的世界。

MIT?brings?people?with?diverse?backgrounds?together?to?collaborate,?from?tackling?the?world’s?biggest?challenges?to?lending?a?helping?hand.?Describe?one?way?you?have?collaborated?with?others?to?learn?from?them,?with?them,?or?contribute?to?your?community?together.?(225?words?or?fewer)

麻省理工學(xué)院將具有不同背景的人聚集在一起，共同合作，應(yīng)對(duì)全球最大的挑戰(zhàn)，伸出援助之手。描述您與他人合作學(xué)習(xí)、與他們合作或一起為社區(qū)做出貢獻(xiàn)的一種方式。（不超過(guò)225個(gè)字）

From?a?young?age,?teaching?has?been?my?way?to?give?back?to?my?community,?whether?it’s?my?immediate?family?or?neighbours?on?the?opposite?edge?of?London.

My?first?teaching?experience?took?place?when?I?was?10.?My?five-year-old?sister?took?a?principled?moral?stand?against?homework?by?getting?under?the?table?and?refusing?to?do?her?maths?additions?tables.?After?almost?an?hour?of?negotiations,?our?mother?admitted?defeat,?so?I?jumped?in?to?assist?her.?My?sister?and?I?worked?patiently?through?the?tables,?finding?new?tricks?to?help?her?master?the?relationship?between?the?numbers.?And?I?found?myself?genuinely?thrilled?to?have?helped?her?—?and?my?mother?—?in?that?difficult?moment.

I?have?been?teaching?regularly?ever?since.?At?Imperial?College’s?programming?club,?I?volunteered?to?help?show?young?people?the?creative?side?of?coding?through?graphical?programming.?At?people’s?homes,?I?have?adapted?to?people’s?needs,?from?teaching?Computer?GCSE?to?helping?a?group?of?four?girls?make?a?moving?Raspberry?Pi?robot.?And?during?lockdown,?I?offered?free?Python?coding?classes?to?kids?of?essential?workers.?In?each,?I?not?only?provided?support?to?students?to?complete?their?stated?assignments.?I?also?found?myself?learning?from?the?students?along?the?way,?helping?me?to?find?novel?solutions?to?my?own?challenges?as?a?programmer.?It?is?this?two-way?exchange?between?teacher?and?student?that?I?find?so?rewarding?in?this?contribution?to?my?community.?(241?words)

展示不同的價(jià)值觀。MIT給予你展示自己不同方面的機(jī)會(huì)，這也意味著展示你多樣性價(jià)值觀的多重機(jī)會(huì)。由于這個(gè)問(wèn)題只是要求你具體描述你如何影響了你的社區(qū)，你可能沒(méi)有太多關(guān)于話題的選擇。但你可以尋找機(jī)會(huì)來(lái)擴(kuò)展已經(jīng)分享的價(jià)值觀。如何做到這一點(diǎn)呢？可以使用價(jià)值觀練習(xí)，掃描你的文章，找出已經(jīng)傳達(dá)出來(lái)的價(jià)值觀，逐一列出。有些價(jià)值觀是否缺失，甚至是重要的價(jià)值觀？如果有，可以尋找方式在這里展示它們。例如，這位學(xué)生在描述妹妹堅(jiān)持不做家庭作業(yè)時(shí)，插入了一些幽默，描述她為了原則在桌子下面躺下，拒絕出來(lái)。也許在其他地方他們沒(méi)有機(jī)會(huì)傳達(dá)這一價(jià)值觀？

解釋你的合作伙伴與你的不同之處。你是否與年齡相仿但背景迥異的同齡人合作？你是否找到與不尋常的合作伙伴合作的機(jī)會(huì)，比如特殊需求的學(xué)生或不同國(guó)家的成年人？確保讀者能夠理解涉及的不同之處，如果不明顯，留出空間來(lái)解釋合作伙伴的不同之處，以及你從與他們合作中獲得了什么。例如，如果這位學(xué)生要寫作回應(yīng)這個(gè)問(wèn)題，他們可能會(huì)詳細(xì)闡述與“教師與學(xué)生之間的雙向交流”的挑戰(zhàn)性但有益的合作，以此為合作的基礎(chǔ)，展示這些學(xué)生的輸入和參與如何導(dǎo)致“對(duì)編程挑戰(zhàn)的新解決方案”。

展示合作的機(jī)會(huì)和障礙。MIT招生官員希望看到你實(shí)際展示合作技能。當(dāng)你與具有不同觀點(diǎn)或背景的人合作時(shí)，事情并不總是順利的。但正是摩擦可以創(chuàng)造新的解決方案，同時(shí)也導(dǎo)致個(gè)人成長(zhǎng)。你在這篇文章中的目標(biāo)是展示雙方的情況，因此一定要注意你對(duì)合作的貢獻(xiàn)，以及從他人學(xué)習(xí)中的成長(zhǎng)方式。如果這位學(xué)生要調(diào)整這篇文章以適應(yīng)問(wèn)題，他們可以分享與另一位編程導(dǎo)師的具有挑戰(zhàn)性但有益的合作，或者從與一個(gè)好辯的學(xué)生進(jìn)行的持續(xù)對(duì)話中產(chǎn)生的即興創(chuàng)作。

How?did?you?manage?a?situation?or?challenge?that?you?didn’t?expect??What?did?you?learn?from?it??(225?word?or?fewer)

您是如何應(yīng)對(duì)一種意外情況或挑戰(zhàn)的？您從中學(xué)到了什么？（不超過(guò)225個(gè)字）

Off?the?crack?of?the?bat?I?tracked?the?first?two?hops,?but?when?I?looked?down,?all?I?saw?was?a?crooked?finger.

It?was?the?game?before?CIF,?our?year?to?take?the?championship?that?had?eluded?us?the?year?prior.?I?had?received?Honorable?Mention?All-League?and?Rookie?of?the?Year?awards?my?sophomore?year,?and?this?year?was?my?time?to?help?break?school?history.

But?a?misplaced?pebble?guaranteed?I?wouldn’t?have?the?opportunity?to?live?my?decade?long?goal?of?winning?CIF.?During?the?first?playoff?game,?I?simply?watched?from?the?dugout,?restricted?by?my?cast.?I?felt?useless

In?the?next?game,?I?completely?altered?my?gameplan;?I?talked?to?our?coach?about?my?helping?to?manage?the?team.?I?traded?my?glove?and?bat?for?a?clipboard?and?pencil,?keeping?score?and?tracking?pitch?counts;?I?used?the?data?to?alter?defensive?formations?based?on?opponents’?batting?tendencies?and?advise?on?pitching?strategy,?allowing?us?to?conserve?our?ace?for?the?championship.?I?applied?my?problem?solving?skills?and?led?my?team?from?the?dugout.?

Our?team?broke?school?history?for?the?second?year?in?a?row,?making?it?to?the?CIF?championship,?but?fell?two?runs?short?of?victory.?While?I?could?think?“What?if?I?had?been?playing?”I?don’t?have?to,?because?I?know?I?played?a?valuable?role?and?was?just?as?much?of?a?threat?at?left?bench?as?I?was?making?diving?stops?at?second.?

讓我們看看這位學(xué)生如何使用上面提到的結(jié)構(gòu)。

問(wèn)題是什么？盡管這位學(xué)生描述手指彎曲的形象有點(diǎn)生動(dòng)，但它使人很容易看出這位學(xué)生的問(wèn)題。像這位學(xué)生所做的那樣，使用一個(gè)快速的描述性軼事可以有效地設(shè)置情節(jié)，并進(jìn)入這個(gè)問(wèn)題的更重要部分：你的行動(dòng)。不過(guò)，在您繼續(xù)之前，請(qǐng)告訴我們：

為什么這是一件大事？提高賭注。在上面的示例中，作者提到了錦標(biāo)賽和學(xué)校歷史。提供關(guān)于你的挑戰(zhàn)的背景信息（你為達(dá)到這一時(shí)刻所做的努力，其他人在達(dá)到這一時(shí)刻所做的投入等）將有助于讀者產(chǎn)生興趣。

你采取了什么行動(dòng)？具體，具體，具體。這位學(xué)生分享了高影響力的行動(dòng)（追蹤投球次數(shù)，使用數(shù)據(jù)改變防守布局），并為讀者做了一些工作，列出了所需的更高級(jí)技能（問(wèn)題解決和領(lǐng)導(dǎo)能力）。

你如何對(duì)幫助解決問(wèn)題至關(guān)重要？這位學(xué)生沒(méi)有直接回答這個(gè)問(wèn)題，但很明顯，他獨(dú)特的情況——一個(gè)被安排扮演不同角色的球員——給了他機(jī)會(huì)利用他的技能（分析棒球戰(zhàn)略數(shù)據(jù)）。如果你之前的經(jīng)驗(yàn)（也許參加了使用Excel的暑期課程）幫助你靈活適應(yīng)或克服了挑戰(zhàn)（也許通過(guò)創(chuàng)建一份電子表格來(lái)分析時(shí)間對(duì)學(xué)生在課間休息時(shí)間內(nèi)的沖突產(chǎn)生了影響），請(qǐng)分享！

結(jié)果如何？是否有更大的影響或教訓(xùn)？讓讀者得到一個(gè)令人滿意的結(jié)論，即使你還沒(méi)有完全解決挑戰(zhàn)。如果你仍在努力克服這一挑戰(zhàn)，請(qǐng)告訴我們你是如何做到的。如果你在這個(gè)過(guò)程中學(xué)到了有價(jià)值的東西，就像這位學(xué)生學(xué)會(huì)了無(wú)論自己的角色如何都能產(chǎn)生積極影響，毫不猶豫地分享出來(lái)。

Please?list?up?to?four?activities—if?you?have?more?than?four,?choose?the?ones?that?are?most?important?to?you.?(40?words?or?less?per?activity?description)

請(qǐng)列出最多四項(xiàng)活動(dòng)，如果您有超過(guò)四項(xiàng)，請(qǐng)選擇對(duì)您最重要的活動(dòng)。（每項(xiàng)活動(dòng)描述不超過(guò)40個(gè)字）

Citizen?Scientist?Marine?Protected?Area?Watch

Monitor?local?Marine?Protected?beaches?for?illegal?activity;?coordinate?with?Park?Rangers?and?fellow?Citizen?Scientists?to?deter?visitors?from?abusing?the?beach?habitats?and?creatures;?complete?surveys?on?activity?at?the?beaches:?published?data?15?times?for?academic?studies?(40?words)

2019?Captain;?starter?MHS?Varsity?Baseball

Starter?at?2nd?or?3rd?base;?bat?2nd?in?lineup;?made?school?history?by?making?2017?CIF?semi-finals,?2018?CIF?finals;

2017?Rookie?of?the?Year?Award,?2017?All-Frontier?League?Honorable?Mention;?to?be?Captain?in?2019?Season?(38?words)

Educator?Heal?the?Bay’s?Pier?Aquarium

Teach?and?engage?in?discussion?with?guests?at?touch?tanks,?shark?tanks,?and?whale?exhibit;?coordinate?whale?watching?events,?encourage?ocean?respect?and?environmentalism;?received?Dolphin?Pin?for?150?hours?of?service?(32?words)

Starting?Driver?MHS?Water?Polo

Starter,?sprinter;?2018?Conejo?Classic?Tournament?Champions,?2018?Oxnard?Tournament?Champions;?

2nd?Team?AllFrontier?League?2017?Award,?2016?MVP?of?JV?team,?Frontier?League?Champions?20152018;?

club?season:?start?for?S&S?Bruin?Water?Polo?-?driver,?compete?in?local?tournaments?(40?words)

強(qiáng)調(diào)具體的、可衡量的影響；

使用積極的動(dòng)詞；

使用列表和不完整的句子；

通過(guò)使用更具體的詞語(yǔ)來(lái)減少多余的詞語(yǔ)（例如，“告訴人們關(guān)于”?→?宣傳，“想出”?→?頭腦風(fēng)暴）。

Optional:?No?application?can?meet?the?needs?of?every?individual.?If?there?is?significant?information?that?you?were?not?able?to?include?elsewhere?in?the?application,?you?may?include?it?here.?(Many?students?will?leave?this?section?blank—and?that’s?okay.)

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審視你已經(jīng)包含在申請(qǐng)中的信息。有什么遺漏的？哪些可能不合情理，需要解釋？你可能需要幫助來(lái)看到遺漏的內(nèi)容。