100个美国本科申请ESSAY题目美国本科申请ESSAY大全(100篇)1.Whatworkofart,music,science,mathematics,orliteraturehasinfluencedyourthinking,andinwhatway?(UniversityofVirginiaapplicantstotheCollegeofArtsandSciences)2.Discusshowaparticularworkofmusic,literature,orarthasinspiredyourlife.(WilliamandMary)3.Tellushowaparticularbook,play,film,pieceofmusic,danceperformance,scientifictheoryorexperimentorworkofarthasinfluencedyou.Ifyouchooseanovel,filmorplay,assumeweknowtheplot.(UniversityofNotreDame)4.Considerthebooksyouhavereadinthelastyearortwoeitherforschoolorforleisure.Pleasediscussthewayinwhichoneofthemchangedyourunderstandingoftheworld,otherpeople,oryourself.(DukeUniversity)5.Tellusaboutasituationwhereyouhavenotbeensuccessfulandwhatyouhavelearnedfromtheexperience.(WilliamandMary)6.Firstexperiencescanbedefining.Citeafirstexperiencethatyouhavehadandexplainitsimpactonyou.(UniversityofPennsylvania)7.Recallanoccasionwhenyoutookariskthatyounowknowwastherightthingtodo.(UniversityofPennsylvania)8.Telluswhatyouthinkaboutacurrentscientificorsocialcontroversy.(WilliamandMary)9.Mostpeoplebelongtomanydifferentcommunities‹groupsdefinedby(amongotherthings)sharedgeography,religion,ethnicity,income,cuisine,interest,race,ideology,orintellectualheritage.Chooseoneofthecommunitiestowhichyoubelong,anddescribethatcommunityandyourplacewithinit.Limityourresponsetohalfapage,orapproximately250words.(UniversityofVirginiaallapplicants)10.Whatcanyoucontributetoamulti-culturalworld?(WilliamandMary)11.ThequalityofRice¹sacademiclifeandtheresidentialcollegesystemisheavilyinfluencedbytheuniquelifeexperiencesandculturaltraditionseachstudentbrings.Whatperspectivedoyoufeelthatyouwillbeabletosharewithothersasaresultofyourownlifeexperiencesandbackground?Citeapersonalexperiencetoillustratethis.Mostapplicantsareabletorespondsuccessfullyintwotothreepages.(RiceUniversity)12.Northwesternisacommunityofindividualsfromdiverseculturesandregionsoftheworldandwithamyriadofinterestsandtalents.Isthereatypeofindividualyouhavenothadmuchcontactwithinyourcommunitywhomyouwouldliketomeetoncampus?Whatdoyouthinkwouldbetheoutcomeofthatmeeting,andwhatwouldbeitseffectonyou?(Northwestern)13.Respondtothequestion:HowcanIprepareeducationallyforaglobalsociety?(HamptonUniversity)14.Onceyouhavecompletedyoureducation,wouldyoureturntoyourhometowntobeginyouradultlife?Whyorwhynot?(WilliamandMary)15.Nameshaveamysteriousrealityoftheirown.Wemaywellfeelanunexpectedkinshipwithsomeonewhosharesourname,ormayfeeluneasyatthethoughtthatournameisnotasmuchourownasweimagined.Mostofusdonotchooseournames;theycometousunbidden,sometimeswithungainlysoundsandspellings,complicatedfamilyhistories,allusionstopeopleweneverknew.Sometimeswehavetomakeourpeacewiththem,sometimeswebaskinournames¹associations.Ruminateonnamesandnaming,yourname,andyourname¹srelationshiptoyou.(UniversityofChicago)16.ThelateWilliamBurroughsoncewrotethatlanguageisavirusfromouterspace.WeattheUniversityofChicagothinkhe¹sright,ofcourse,andthisleavesuswonderingwhatelsecameherewithit.CouldthisfinallyexplainsuchimprobablefeaturesofmodernlifeastheFederalTaxCode,non-dairycreamer,DennisRodman,andtheartofmime?Namesomethingthatyouassertcannothaveoriginatedanyotherway.Offerathoroughdefenseofyourhypothesisforextraterrestrialorigins,includingalternateexplanationsandreasonsforeliminatingthemfromconsideration.(UniversityofChicago)17.Whateffecthasanyvoluntaryorindependentresearch,readingorstudy,workinthearts,scienceproject,etc.(outsideofschool),hadonyourintellectualandpersonalgrowthinrecentyears?Discusswhatinfluencethisinvolvementhashadonyouracademicgoals.(Northwestern)18.Whathasbeenyourmostprofoundorsurprisingintellectualexperience?(DukeUniversity)19.AnatoleFrancesaid,If50millionpeoplesayafoolishthing,itisstillafoolishthing.Onwhatsubjectdoyoudisagreewithmostpeople,andwhy?(Northwestern)20.AccordingtoStephenCarter,wecanadmirethosewithintegrityevenifwedisagreewiththem.Aretherepeopleyouadmireeventhoughyoudeeplydisagreewiththem?Whatdoyouadmireaboutthem?Howdoyoureconcilethisapparentcontradictioninyourassessment?(DukeUniversity)21.Whoisthesecondaryschoolteacherwhohashadthegreatestpositiveimpactonyourdevelopment?Pleasedescribethewaysinwhichthisteacherhasinfluencedyou.(BowdoinCollege)22.ReflectonthesewordsofDorothyDay:Noonehastherighttositdownandfeelhopeless.There'stoomuchworktodo.Whatistheworktobedoneforyourgeneration,andwhatimpactdoesthishaveonyourfutureasaleader?Writeacreative,reflective,orprovocativeessay.(UniversityofNotreDame)23.ReadMartinLutherKingJr.'sLetterfromBirminghamJail.Itcanbefoundinseveralanthologies,mostrecentlyKingRemembered(W.WNorton&Company,1986).Drawinguponpersonalexperience,writeacreative,reflectiveorprovocativeessay.(UniversityofNotreDame)24.WhatcharacteristicsofPenn,andyourself,maketheUniversityaparticularlygoodmatchforyou?Brieflydescribehowyouenvisionyourfirstyearincollege.Howwillyourpresencebeknownoncampus?(UniversityofPennsylvania)25.WhydidyoufirstbecomeinterestedinWilliamandMary?(WilliamandMary)26.WhydoyouconsiderDukeagoodmatchforyou?Istheresomethinginparti