突发！全美Top 10的西北大学不再强制提交CA主文书

     1、所有通过Common App或Coalition系统申请的学生，需要回答下面这个问题（必选），要求不超过300字或者更少。

We want to be sure we’re considering your application in the context of your personal experiences: What aspects of your background, your identity, or your school, community, and/or household settings have most shaped how you see yourself engaging in Northwestern’s community, be it academically, extracurricularly, culturally, politically, socially, or otherwise?

我们希望确保我们根据您的个人经历来考虑您的申请：您的背景、身份、学校、社区和或家庭环境的哪些方面最能影响您融入西北大学社区？无论是学术、课外活动、文化、政治、社交还是其他方面。

      2、选答题：5个题目中选择1-2个题目，不超过200字。

1）Painting “The Rock” is a tradition at Northwestern that invites all forms of expression—students promote campus events or extracurricular groups, support social or activist causes, show their Wildcat spirit (what we call “Purple Pride”), celebrate their culture, and more. What would you paint on The Rock, and why?

在西北大学，“The Rock”（岩石涂鸦）是一项传统活动，鼓励各种表达方式——学生可以宣传校园活动或课外团体，支持社会或活动事业，展示他们的狂热之情（我们称之为“紫色骄傲”），庆祝自己的文化等等。您会在“涂鸦石”上绘制什么，为什么？

2）Northwestern fosters a distinctively interdisciplinary culture. We believe discovery and innovation thrive at the interdiv of diverse ideas, perspectives, and academic interests. Within this setting, if you could dream up an undergraduate class, research project, or creative effort (a start-up, a design prototype, a performance, etc.), what would it be? Who might be some ideal classmates or collaborators?

西北大学培养了独特的跨学科文化。我们相信，在不同的想法、观点和学术兴趣交汇的地方，探索和创新会蓬勃发展。在这种环境中，如果您可以设计一个本科课程、研究项目或创意课程（初创企业、设计原型、表演等），那会是什么样的？有哪些理想的同学或合作伙伴？

3）Community and belonging matter at Northwestern. Tell us about one or more communities, networks, or student groups you see yourself connecting with on campus.

在西北大学，社区和归属感很重要。请告诉我们，您认为自己会在校园内与哪个或哪些社区、网络或学生团体建立联系。

4）Northwestern’s location is special: on the shore of Lake Michigan, steps from downtown Evanston, just a few miles from Chicago. What aspects of our location are most compelling to you, and why?

西北大学的地理位置非常特殊：位于密歇根湖畔，距埃文斯顿市中心仅几步之遥，距芝加哥只有几英里。我们的地理位置哪些方面最吸引您，为什么？

5）Northwestern is a place where people with diverse backgrounds from all over the world can study, live, and talk with one another. This range of experiences and viewpoints immeasurably enriches learning. How might your individual background contribute to this diversity of perspectives in Northwestern’s classrooms and around our campus?

即使西北大学的主提交已改为自愿提交，但我们的建议是：

无论是打算在早申阶段还是在正常的申请轮次中提交申请，都应该提前准备好文书并积极提交。虽然因为标化考试分数指标已经减少，但西北大学仍然采取可选择提交的政策。因此，在拥有充足准备时间的情况下，应该努力准备完整的申请材料，以进行你的多方面素养的展示。