宾夕法尼亚州立大学帕克分校

1. 01

   Identify an important global or local issue that you believe does not receive sufficient attention. Why is this issue often overlooked or under-addressed? Analyze possible paths forward and propose a realistic strategy to raise awareness and advance solutions. Finally, evaluate your proposal's potential to create meaningful change, considering its feasibility, limitations, trade-offs, implementation challenges, and possible unintended consequences.

   请指出一个你认为尚未得到足够关注的重要全球性或地方性问题。为什么这个问题经常被忽视，或未得到充分应对？分析可能的推进方向，并提出一项切实可行的策略，以提高关注度、推动问题解决。最后，评估你的方案能否带来有意义的改变，并考虑其可行性、局限、取舍、实施挑战，以及可能产生的意外后果。

   800 words maximum

1. 01

   One of the Schreyer Honors College values is Empowered Growth. What values, beliefs or experiences have empowered you to grow intellectually and/or personally?

   Schreyer 荣誉学院的一项价值观是“有力量的成长”。哪些价值观、信念或经历，给予了你在智识或个人层面成长的力量？

   200 words maximum
2. 02

   If you were able to go anywhere in the world, outside of the country you currently reside in, where would you go and why?

   如果可以前往世界上任何一个地方，但不能是你目前居住的国家，你会去哪里？为什么？

   200 words maximum
3. 03

   List your extracurricular activities over the last four years. This can include school and non-school activities. Please include any leadership roles you have had.

   请列出过去四年参加的课外活动，包括校内及校外活动，并注明你承担过的领导职责。

   200 words maximum
4. 04

   Tell us about your most significant leadership experience and why leadership is important to you. This could include community roles, family contributions, research, clubs and organizations, etc. Describe challenges you've faced and successes you've had in these roles.

   请介绍你最重要的一次领导经历，并说明领导力为何对你重要。这可以包括社区角色、家庭贡献、研究、社团或组织等。请描述你在这些角色中面对的挑战和取得的成果。

   200 words maximum
5. 05

   List awards or other recognitions (if any) you have received in or outside of school over the last four years.

   如果有，请列出过去四年在校内或校外获得的奖项或其他认可。

   200 words maximum
6. 06

   Reflecting on the recognitions listed above, which one stands out as having an impact on your outlook and why?

   回顾上面列出的认可，哪一项最明显地影响了你看待事物的方式？为什么？

   200 words maximum
7. 07

   Tell us about a book or other media that has made you think about something in a new way.

   请介绍一本书或其他媒介作品，它曾让你用一种新的方式思考某件事。

   200 words maximum
8. 08

   Everyone belongs to many different communities and/or groups, including shared geography, faith, ethnicity, income, cuisine, interest, race, or intellectual heritage. Choose one of the communities or groups to which you belong and describe how it has influenced your life over the last four years.

   每个人都属于许多不同的社区或群体，它们可能因地域、信仰、族裔、收入、饮食、兴趣、种族或思想传统而联系起来。请选择一个你所属的社区或群体，描述它在过去四年里如何影响了你的生活。

   200 words maximum

1. 01

   Please use this space to share information you would like us to consider that has not been discussed elsewhere in your application (this is optional).

   如果还有希望我们考虑、但在申请其他部分尚未谈到的信息，请在这里补充。（本题可选。）

   200 words maximum

Common App · 2026–2027 官方主文书

1. 01

   Some students have a background, identity, interest, or talent that is so meaningful they believe their application would be incomplete without it. If this sounds like you, then please share your story.

   有些学生拥有某种背景、身份、兴趣或天赋，它对他们如此重要，以至于他们认为，如果申请材料中没有呈现这一点，申请就是不完整的。如果你也有这样的感受，请与我们分享你的故事。

   250–650 words
2. 02

   The lessons we take from obstacles we encounter can be fundamental to later success. Recount a time when you faced a challenge, setback, or failure. How did it affect you, and what did you learn from the experience?

   我们从所遇障碍中汲取的经验，可能是日后成功的根基。请讲述一次你面对挑战、挫折或失败的经历。它对你产生了怎样的影响？你从中学到了什么？

   250–650 words
3. 03

   Reflect on a time when you questioned or challenged a belief or idea. What prompted your thinking? What was the outcome?

   请回顾一次你质疑或挑战某种信念或观点的经历。是什么引发了你的思考？最终结果如何？

   250–650 words
4. 04

   Reflect on something that someone has done for you that has made you happy or thankful in a surprising way. How has this gratitude affected or motivated you?

   请回想他人为你做过的一件事，它以意想不到的方式令你感到快乐或感激。这份感恩如何影响或激励了你？

   250–650 words
5. 05

   Discuss an accomplishment, event, or realization that sparked a period of personal growth and a new understanding of yourself or others.

   请讨论一项成就、一个事件或一次领悟：它开启了你的一段个人成长，也使你对自己或他人产生新的理解。

   250–650 words
6. 06

   Describe a topic, idea, or concept you find so engaging that it makes you lose all track of time. Why does it captivate you? What or who do you turn to when you want to learn more?

   请描述一个让你如此投入、以至于忘记时间的主题、想法或概念。它为什么吸引你？当你想进一步了解时，会向什么资源或什么人求助？

   250–650 words
7. 07

   Share an essay on any topic of your choice. It can be one you've already written, one that responds to a different prompt, or one of your own design.

   请就任何自选主题提交一篇文书。它可以是你已写过的文章、对另一道题的回答，也可以是你自行设计的题目。

   250–650 words