美國留學(xué)：布蘭迪斯大學(xué)申請(qǐng)經(jīng)驗(yàn)總結(jié)

【學(xué)校簡要介紹】

布蘭迪斯大學(xué)(Brandeis University，簡稱Brandeis)是位于美國馬薩諸塞州波士頓地區(qū)沃爾瑟姆鎮(zhèn)的一所頗具實(shí)力的私立綜合性大學(xué)，成立于1948年，雖然建校至今僅有短短的60余年的歷史，但卻早已聲名卓著，被譽(yù)為“全美最年輕的研究院大學(xué)”，素有“猶太哈佛”(Jewish Harvard)之美譽(yù)。布蘭迪斯大學(xué)崇尚小班授課，培養(yǎng)精英為理念，本科和研究生總?cè)藬?shù)僅在5600人左右。在以哈佛、MIT為首的，高等院校如云的馬薩諸塞州波士頓地區(qū)，布蘭迪斯大學(xué)位列其中八大研究型大學(xué)和五大名校之一。學(xué)校無論是在商科，生物化學(xué)，物力，數(shù)學(xué)，社會(huì)學(xué)，或是人文科學(xué)等專業(yè)方面和科研都在全美名列前茅，本科教育在美國波士頓地區(qū)幾乎家喻戶曉，是麻州一所不斷進(jìn)步的頂尖級(jí)大學(xué)，為新晉美國頂尖級(jí)大學(xué)的領(lǐng)軍人物。

【國際學(xué)生本科申請(qǐng)要求和申請(qǐng)截止日期】

Brandeis University 的申請(qǐng)分為ED和RD兩種類型，申請(qǐng)要求是一樣的，只是截止日期有所不同：

申請(qǐng)要求：

If you are an international student applying as a first-year student, the following are the required components of your Brandeis application:

Completed application: Submit your Brandeis undergraduate application. The application includes a personal statement or essay.

Transcripts: Official copies of all high school transcripts as well as marks from any national exams. If the original documents are not in English, please submit both the original documents as well as English translations.

Official standardized test scores: All candidates must take either the SAT (given by the College Board) or the ACT Assessment Test with the writing section. All tests should be completed by the end of January of the senior year. Additionally, international students for whom English is not their native language should submit results from either the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) or IELTS (International English Language Testing System). Applicants who, for four or more years, have attended a high school where the primary language of instruction is English are exempt from this requirement.

Two teacher evaluations or letters of recommendation from teachers who have instructed you in core academic courses (Math, Science, History, Foreign Language, or English).

School profile and a letter of recommendation from a secondary school official.

Financial documentation

If you are applying for financial aid, you must submit:

CSS Profile

Supporting financial documentation, demonstrating the funds that the family will contribute to the applicant’s education for first year of study. Examples are statements of earnings from employers, certification of finances from banks or other financial institutions, or tax-returns.

(If you are unable to submit the online CSS Profile, you may send the International Student Financial Aid Application [pdf] instead.)

If you are not applying for Financial Aid, you must submit:

Certification of Finances for International Students

Supporting financial documentation, demonstrating the funds that the family will contribute to the applicant’s education for four years of study. Examples are statements of earnings from employers, certification of finances from banks or other financial institutions, or tax-returns, if such are available.

Other Requirements and Information

If you are applying as an Early Decision I or Early Decision II applicant you are also required to submit a completed Early Decision Agreement Form.

If you have been out of high school for a year or more, and are applying for first-year admission, please submit a brief statement explaining what you have been doing since graduating from high school.

We encourage international applicants to visit Brandeis and, if possible, schedule an interview with an admissions representative.

【本科申請(qǐng)?jiān)u估流程和評(píng)估標(biāo)準(zhǔn)】

摘自Brandeis官網(wǎng)：Applying to Brandeis should be a fun and open experience that allows us to get to know you on a personal level. Our holistic, student-centered review takes into account your academic performance and potential and your out-of-class activities and the depth of commitment you have shown to them. In the end, we seek students who we think will fit well in the Brandeis community and contribute to it in their years on campus.

不難看出，除了硬性條件，Brandeis非?？粗貙W(xué)生的學(xué)術(shù)方面的潛力，課外活動(dòng)的參與程度以及社區(qū)服務(wù)或者志愿者活動(dòng)的持久性，學(xué)校會(huì)選擇跟自己學(xué)校匹配的學(xué)生。

【本科申請(qǐng)文書題目分析和文書范文】

Brandeis是通過Common Application申請(qǐng)的，因此需要完成CA的主文書，至于Common主文書的題目和要求在這里就不贅述了，主要說下Brandeis的兩篇附加文書：

文書題目一解析：

Why would you like to attend Brandeis? (250 words or fewer)

這個(gè)題目是很常見的WHY SCHOOL類的文書題目，要求學(xué)生回答為什么要申請(qǐng)布蘭迪斯大學(xué)，回答這類問題應(yīng)注意以下幾點(diǎn)：

1.首先去學(xué)校官網(wǎng)了解學(xué)校，特別是你感興趣的學(xué)院以及專業(yè)，因?yàn)闊o論是哪所學(xué)校，都是希望在學(xué)術(shù)領(lǐng)域得到大家的認(rèn)可，所以在回答這類問題時(shí)首要原因建議從學(xué)術(shù)方面作答，學(xué)生可以從專業(yè)特點(diǎn)，課程設(shè)置，研究或者實(shí)習(xí)項(xiàng)目等方面入手，結(jié)合自己的學(xué)術(shù)或者職業(yè)目標(biāo)，談?wù)剬W(xué)校的這些項(xiàng)目能怎樣幫助你實(shí)現(xiàn)你的這些目標(biāo);

2.除學(xué)術(shù)外，還可以從官網(wǎng)了解學(xué)校的一些社團(tuán)或者課外活動(dòng)是否有跟自己興趣愛好相符的，再結(jié)合自己的興趣愛好說說參加這些社團(tuán)或者活動(dòng)對(duì)自己的意義。

3.再給出以上回答時(shí)必須保證信息的準(zhǔn)確性，比如brandeis是小班教學(xué)，有利于師生間的交流，你就不能說brandeis的大班教學(xué)制度有利于活躍課堂氣氛;又比如你不能說你對(duì)一個(gè)brandeis根本不存在的社團(tuán)或者項(xiàng)目感興趣，試想一下學(xué)?？吹竭@種文章會(huì)是什么反映?可能直接就把你拒了，哪怕你其他條件都很好。

4.切忌簡介式的作答此類問題，比如brandeis是全美最好的綜合性大學(xué)之一這類簡介式的回答會(huì)顯得很沒有說服力。

文書題目二解析：

Attention International Applicants: Brandeis attracts students from many corners of the world. As an international student at Brandeis, how would you enrich the campus community? Please provide your response below. (250 words or fewer)

這個(gè)問題相對(duì)簡單一點(diǎn)，學(xué)生只需結(jié)合自身的具體情況來作答即可。建議可以跟自己的學(xué)術(shù)目標(biāo)結(jié)合，比如一位申請(qǐng)計(jì)算機(jī)科學(xué)的學(xué)生，他同時(shí)也對(duì)音樂感興趣，他想在將來設(shè)計(jì)出一款推廣古典音樂的軟件，而他確信在為自己的夢(mèng)想努力時(shí)也能enrich the campus community of brandeis.

【畢業(yè)生去向和就業(yè)情況】