美本招生官問答丨六所頂尖文理學(xué)院招生官為中國申請者答疑招生官為中國申請者答疑

1.Q: Do most liberal arts colleges have open curriculum?

是不是大部分的文理學(xué)院都是開放式課程設(shè)置？

A: Hi, no, only a handful of colleges and universities in the United States have an open curriculum. That said, generally, at liberal arts colleges, you have a lot of flexibility to explore different disciplines and you don't need to declare your major(s) until the end of your second year. So even though there may not be an open curriculum, liberal arts colleges in general offer you great flexibility in constructing your academic journey.

你好，不是的，在美國僅僅有一部分文理學(xué)院和綜合性大學(xué)是開放性課程設(shè)置。換句話說，在文理學(xué)院，學(xué)生可以有比較靈活的方式探索不同的科目，在大學(xué)的前兩年學(xué)生可以不確定專業(yè)方向，大二結(jié)束再選專業(yè)都是可以的。因此，即使你所在的文理學(xué)院并不是開放性課程設(shè)置，總體來講，文理學(xué)院給學(xué)生提供了非常靈活的選課方式幫助學(xué)生探索學(xué)術(shù)之旅。

2. Q: Will Chinese F-1 students attending a school in US be evaluated by international AOs or AOs in their respective US regions?

持有F1簽證的美高學(xué)生的申請是由國際招生辦公室的招生官還是學(xué)生所在高中的區(qū)域招生官審理材料的？

A: All students will be evaluated within the holistic review process. Different schools might have different logistical procedures as to how they go through their applications. So it depends.

所有學(xué)生的申請都是在整體審核中接受評估的。不同的學(xué)校在如何審理學(xué)生的申請材料過程中可能有不同的審理程序，這個取決于各個學(xué)校的招生辦公室的審核流程。

3. Q: Is research experience(e.g. work in a university lab and publish an essay) helpful during application?

科研經(jīng)驗（例如在大學(xué)的實驗室工作并發(fā)表相關(guān)的論文）是否有助于申請？

A: It can be but is not expected. If you have a passion for a certain subject and have an opportunity to do research then go for. However, do not spend money and time to do that just to impress an admission office. We will not hold in against someone who doesn’t have that on their resume.

威廉姆斯學(xué)院招生官回答：科研經(jīng)歷會有一些幫助但是并不是一定的。 如果你對某個學(xué)科充滿熱情并且有機會做研究，那就去吧。 但是，不要僅僅為了給招生辦公室留下深刻印象而花費金錢和時間去做科研。即使簡歷上沒有科研經(jīng)歷也并不會影響你的錄取。

4. Q: I am taking IB. How much of the score is required to apply? How about SAT?

目前我正在學(xué)習(xí)IB課程，IB課程的分?jǐn)?shù)要多少分才可以申請？SAT成績呢？

A: We don’t have cutoffs for IB or SAT/ACT scores. Also all of us are test optional right now so we don’t require that test. We look at all of your pieces of the application to determine a decision. （Dean，Williams College）

威廉姆斯學(xué)院招生官回答：我們并沒有明確要求的IB和SAT/ACT成績。目前我們實行標(biāo)化可選擇政策，并不要求學(xué)生一定要提交標(biāo)準(zhǔn)化考試成績。學(xué)生的錄取結(jié)果取決于他的所有申請材料和內(nèi)容。

5. Q: Which of the six colleges best prepare a STEM student who plans to work in industries after graduate?

這六個文理學(xué)院哪個對于在畢業(yè)之后想要在工業(yè)領(lǐng)域發(fā)展的理工科類學(xué)生？

A: Thanks for your question. All of our schools have strong STEM curricular offerings, and the majority of our students at least take classes in STEM or major in them. Liberal arts colleges are a great place to study STEM subjects and go on to work in whatever field you're interested in after you graduate. (Ryan Ricciardi)

感謝你的問題，所有的學(xué)校都給學(xué)生提供強大的STEM課程，我們的大多數(shù)在校生都上過STEM類的課程或者是STEM專業(yè)。文理學(xué)院是學(xué)習(xí) STEM 科目并在畢業(yè)后繼續(xù)在您感興趣的任何領(lǐng)域工作的好地方。

6. Q: Bowdoin do u have neuroscience major and pre-med program?

鮑登學(xué)院是否有神經(jīng)科學(xué)專業(yè)和醫(yī)學(xué)預(yù)科項目？

A: We were one of the first schools to offer a neuroscience major, and medicine is one of the most popular fields to go into after you graduate. We don't have a pre-med major, but you can major in whatever you want and go on to med school. Look into our pre-health advising programs.

我們是最早開設(shè)神經(jīng)科學(xué)專業(yè)的學(xué)校之一，醫(yī)學(xué)院是你本科畢業(yè)之后可以選擇的領(lǐng)域之一。 我們沒有醫(yī)學(xué)預(yù)科專業(yè)，但你可以主修任何你想要的專業(yè)，然后繼續(xù)上醫(yī)學(xué)院。可以參考看一下我們的健康預(yù)科項目。

7. Q:Who is NOT fit for an LAC experience？

哪些學(xué)生不適合選擇文理學(xué)院？

A: Everyone can fit into the LAC experience. We are not all the same though, so do your homework/research and find out where you might fit in terms of location, majors, vibe, etc. （Dean Mendes-Williams College）

其實每個人都可以適合文理學(xué)院的氛圍。每個文理學(xué)院不盡相同，建議可以做一下研究根據(jù)你所傾向的地理位置，專業(yè)，學(xué)術(shù)氛圍等方面考察選擇學(xué)校。

8. Q: How is a Liberal Studies degree different from a relatively more traditional major?

文理學(xué)院的學(xué)位和相對更傳統(tǒng)的其他專業(yè)頒發(fā)的學(xué)位有什么不同？

A: The liberal arts is a model of education, not a degree and many universities have liberal arts sections of their schools. We offer most of the same degrees as the universities in the U.S. The difference are smaller, mostly undergraduate and are interdisciplinary.

文理學(xué)院是一種教育模式，而不是學(xué)位。許多綜合性大學(xué)都有文理學(xué)院。 文理學(xué)院提供大部分與美國綜合性大學(xué)相同的學(xué)位。不同之處在于文理學(xué)院的規(guī)模較小，主要是本科和跨學(xué)科的學(xué)習(xí)。

9. Q: Hello! Do you offer STEM research opportunities on campus?

文理學(xué)院是否提供STEM的研究機會呢？

A: Yes, we all do. 50% of Williams students focus on STEM and we have brand new state of the art facilities for STEM. (Dean Mendes-Williams College )

是的，我們提供的。在威廉姆斯學(xué)院，50%的學(xué)生都專注于STEM領(lǐng)域，學(xué)校給STEM領(lǐng)域的學(xué)生提供最新的設(shè)施和資源。

10. Q: Hi! I'm Will. I am curious about your opinions on what's the greatest advantage of liberal arts education comparing to that of national universities.

你好，我想問一下和綜合性大學(xué)比較，文理學(xué)院最大的優(yōu)勢是什么？

A: Hi Will, small size allows our students to better connect with each in small classes and also acces to professors. Access to research opportunities. Access to support programs both academically and co-educational. You won’t have to compete with graduate students for services and research.

學(xué)校規(guī)模相對比較小可以讓我們的學(xué)生在小班中更好地與每個人聯(lián)系，也可以非常方便的接觸到教授，獲得研究機會，獲得學(xué)術(shù)和男女同校的支持計劃。在文理學(xué)院，本科生不必與研究生競爭服務(wù)和研究。

11. Q: What is the average size of a typical first-year class?

文理學(xué)院大一學(xué)生的平均班級學(xué)生數(shù)量是多少？

A: Liberal arts colleges typically have small class sizes, 15 would be the average at many liberal arts colleges.

文理學(xué)院的班級容量都比較小，平均每個班的學(xué)生人數(shù)在15人左右。

12. Q:Many of your colleges are located in remote areas far from cities, so how is the social scene like given their very pastoral settings? And how about access to internship & job opportunities?

文理學(xué)院的地理位置很多都坐落于遠(yuǎn)離城市的偏遠(yuǎn)地區(qū)，文理學(xué)院的學(xué)生如何與外界建立社交？以及如何獲得實習(xí)和工作機會？

A:Thanks for your question. The social life is vibrant at all of the schools, including those that are in rural areas. We provide lots of funding for activities and our students are highly engaged. There are also many opportunities to be involved in our communities, especially since we get to know them very well. Our alumni networks are extremely strong. Williams has the oldest network in the U.S. There are many opportunities for internships, especially now that virtual opportunities are common. The career centers at all of the schools do a great job with job preparation and connection you with employers. LAC grads do very well in the workforce search.

威廉姆斯學(xué)院招生官回答：包括地理位置在郊區(qū)的所有文理學(xué)院的社交生活都充滿活力。我們?yōu)閷W(xué)生的活動提供大量資金，學(xué)生的參與度也很高。因為文理學(xué)院的規(guī)模比較小，學(xué)生之間的了解程度會比較高，學(xué)生們都愿意參與到學(xué)校的社團活動。我們的校友網(wǎng)絡(luò)非常強大，威廉姆斯擁有美國最古老的校友網(wǎng)絡(luò)。實習(xí)機會很多，尤其是現(xiàn)在線上實習(xí)的機會很普遍。 所有學(xué)校的職業(yè)中心在工作準(zhǔn)備和與雇主的聯(lián)系方面做得很好。文理學(xué)院在幫助畢業(yè)生就業(yè)方面其實一直都是比較出色的。

13. Q: How are applicants’ profiles viewed when they are studying in countries different from their countries of citizenship? Are they viewed against other Chinese students or together with their high school mates?

對于國際學(xué)生的申請招生辦公室是如何審核的？對于中國申請者，招生辦公室是不是會和他所在的高中的其他申請者進行對比和篩選？

A: Hi! All of us practice contextual review, so we don’t really view students “against” one another in the review process. We evaluate students within their academic context (the school they attend, what is offered here, how the student is doing at this school), and personal context (your background, studying in a different country, etc.).

我們的招生審核過程是綜合審閱的，在審閱材料的過程中招生官們并不會對比申請者們。我們通過兩個方面綜合評估申請者，一方面是申請者的學(xué)術(shù)情況，包括他所在的高中，學(xué)生在高中做了什么，高中給學(xué)生提供什么；另一方面是學(xué)生的個性化情況，包括申請者的背景，在不同國家的學(xué)習(xí)經(jīng)歷等。

14. Q: What are the differences between liberal arts college and the liberal arts college in some big comprehensive universities？

文理學(xué)院和綜合性大學(xué)相比較，主要的區(qū)別有哪些？

A:最核心的內(nèi)容是課程是不是由教授授課，文理學(xué)院都是由教授上課。

波莫納學(xué)院招生官：學(xué)院比較注重實踐性課程例如工程，電影制作等方面的課程。

鮑登學(xué)院招生官:學(xué)生和教授的關(guān)系比較近，所有的資源都給本科生，本科教學(xué)質(zhì)量比較高，學(xué)生可以與行業(yè)專家一起研究，課程的選擇比較自由靈活，為個人量身定制課程。