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What field of study appeals to you the most right now? (Note: Applicants select from a drop-down list.) Reflect on what has led you to this interest.

目前最吸引你的学习领域是什么？（请注意：申请者需从下拉列表中选择。）请思考是什么使你对这一领域产生兴趣。

While some reach their goals following well-trodden paths, others blaze their own trails achieving the unexpected. In what ways have you done something different than what was expected in your educational journey?

有些人沿着前人走过的道路实现目标，另一些人则开辟自己的道路并取得意想不到的成果。在求学旅程中，你曾在哪些方面做出不同于他人预期的选择？

How have your personal and academic experiences influenced the types of problems you would want to tackle with an MIT education and the impact you aim to make on your community?

你的个人经历和学术经历，如何影响了你希望借助 MIT 教育解决的问题类型，以及你希望为所在社群带来的影响？

How did you manage a situation or challenge that you didn’t expect? What did you learn from it?

你如何应对一个未曾预料的处境或挑战？你从中学到了什么？

What do you do just for fun?

你纯粹为了开心会做什么？

Who is someone you admire, whether you know them personally or look up to them from afar? Tell us why.

你钦佩谁？无论你与其相识，还是从远处仰慕对方，都请告诉我们原因。

What’s a topic, academic or non-academic, that you could talk about for hours?

无论属于学术还是非学术领域，有哪个话题能让你一连谈上几个小时？

MIT values both ‘generalists’ with varied interests and ‘specialists’ who focus deeply on one or a few passions. Which do you think best describes you, and why?

MIT 既重视兴趣广泛的“通才”，也重视专注于一项或少数几项热爱的“专才”。你认为哪一种最能描述自己？为什么？