作為美國USNEWS排名第六的芝加哥大學(xué)，一直備受同學(xué)們的青睞，同時，芝加哥大學(xué)也是錄取中國學(xué)生較多的名校之一，所以申請熱度一直不減。該校也因奇葩”的附加文書題目廣為人知 。最近，芝加哥大學(xué)發(fā)布了2022-2023申請季的附加文書題目。今年，芝加哥大學(xué)又會怎么折磨”廣大申請者們呢?吃瓜群眾，集合!
23申請季附加文書題目：
題目一 ( 必選 )
How does the University of Chicago, as you know it now, satisfy your desire for a particular kind of learning, community, and future? Please address with some specificity your own wishes and how they relate to UChicago.
翻譯：就你現(xiàn)在所知，芝加哥大學(xué)如何滿足你對學(xué)習(xí)氛圍、社區(qū)和未來的期望?請具體說明自己的愿望以及它們與芝加哥大學(xué)的聯(lián)系。
題目二 ( 6選1 )
Essay Option 1
Was it a cat I saw? Yo-no-na-ka, ho-ka-ho-ka na-no-yo (Japanese for the world is a warm place”). Mo?e jutro ta dama da tortu je?om (Polish for maybe tomorrow that lady will give a cake to the hedgehogs”). Share a palindrome in any language, and give it a backstory.
翻譯：Was it a cat I saw?(我看到的是一只貓嗎?)
Yo-no-na-ka, ho-ka-ho-ka na-no-yo(日語世界是一個溫暖的地方”)
Mo?e jutro ta dama da tortu je?om(波蘭語也許明天那位女士會給刺猬蛋糕”)
分享任何語言的回復(fù)(指正讀和反讀都相同的詞匯或句子)，并給它一個背景故事。
Essay Option 2
What advice would a wisdom tooth have?
翻譯：如果智齒會說話，智齒會給你什么樣的忠告/建議?
Essay Option 3
You are on an expedition to found a colony on Mars, when from a nearby crater, a group of Martians suddenly emerges. They seem eager to communicate, but they're the impatient kind and demand you represent the human race in one song, image, memory, proof, or other idea. What do you share with them to show that humanity is worth their time?
翻譯：你正在探索火星上的殖民地，從附近的隕石坑中出現(xiàn)了一群火星人。他們似乎渴望交流，但他們沒有耐心，要求你通過一首歌、一張圖片、一張記憶、一張證明或其他什么東西展示人類的特質(zhì)。你會和他們分享什么，以證明人類是值得他們花時間了解的?
Essay Option 4
UChicago has been affiliated with over 90 Nobel laureates. But, why should economics, physics, and peace get all the glory? You are tasked with creating a new category for the Nobel Prize. Explain what it would be, why you chose your specific category, and the criteria necessary to achieve this accomplishment.
翻譯：芝加哥大學(xué)有90多位諾貝爾獎得主。但是，為什么榮譽都?xì)w于經(jīng)濟(jì)、物理和和平呢?現(xiàn)在給你一個任務(wù)：創(chuàng)建一個新的諾貝爾獎類別。解釋你會設(shè)立什么獎項，為什么選擇這個類別，以及獲得該獎項需要達(dá)到什么標(biāo)準(zhǔn)。
Essay Option 5
Genghis Khan with an F1 racecar. George Washington with a SuperSoaker. Emperor Nero with a toaster. Leonardo da Vinci with a Furby. If you could give any historical figure any piece of technology, who and what would it be, and why do you think they’d work so well together?
翻譯：給Genghis Khan一輛F1賽車;給George Washington一把水槍;給Emperor Nero一臺烤面包機(jī);給Leonardo da Vinci一個菲比玩偶。如果你能給任何一個歷史人物任何一項技術(shù)產(chǎn)品，你會把什么東西給到哪一個人?為什么這樣分配?
Essay Option 6
And, as always… the classic choose your own adventure option! In the spirit of adventurous inquiry, choose one of our past prompts (or create a question of your own). Be original, creative, thought provoking. Draw on your best qualities as a writer, thinker, visionary, social critic, sage, citizen of the world, or future citizen of the University of Chicago; take a little risk, and have fun!
翻譯：經(jīng)典的自我發(fā)揮的題目。
從以往的題目里中一個，或者你自擬一個題目，需要有原創(chuàng)性和創(chuàng)造力，引人深思。展示你作為作家，思想家，暢想家，社會評論家，賢哲，世界公民或芝加哥大學(xué)未來成員的特質(zhì)。
怎么樣?是不是沒有最奇葩”，只有更奇葩”!盡管芝加哥大學(xué)的文書看上去天馬行空，但是萬變不離其宗，其實芝大希望同學(xué)們可以通過這些文書去展現(xiàn)自己的獨特想法，你如何去處理和分析這樣天馬行空”的問題?而這也是招生官們想看到的。親愛的小伙伴們，要不要挑戰(zhàn)一下呢?