这个时间点，Class of 2022已经狂欢散尽，正收拾行囊踏入异国。我们先把收到offer的喜悦、“全拒得”黯然神伤都放一放…
主页菌最近特地关注了2018年秋季入学的天朝学生，这就来扒一扒今年美国大学的中国学生申请信息，我们一起来“窥探”一番！
杜克大学
申请人昵称：dragojeff
录取状态: Class of 2022；Accepted
申请院校：杜克大学三一文理学院 ED
个人信息：
国籍：China
偏好专业：Chemistry /Biology /Environmental Science
学校类型：私立国际中学
种族：Chinese
性别：Male
硬性背景：
SAT I：1570 (800M，770 R)
ACT：无
SAT II：770 US History；800 Math II (twice)；800 Chem (twice) (感觉自己有点笨，每个都是两次)
GPA：3.95 / 4.0
班级排名：Top 20%
AP (4,5,5,5,5)：Chem, Seminar, US History, Calc BC, Psych
IB：无
高三课业：AP Physics 1，AP Biology，AP Research，AP Literature
获奖情况：Local ISEF Excellence2个，Life Science1个三等
软性背景：
课外活动：Science NHS (President)，Gastronomy Club (President)，Science Magazine for Elementary Schoolers (Editor)，ISEF Research Projects，Jazz Band, Symphony Orchestra
社区志愿服务：在中国政府主办的“Weekend class”免费教英语
暑期活动：9th UC Berkeley ATDP；10th Self Studied Honors Chem；11th RISE Boston University
Essays：
Common App Essay：运用蒙太奇风格写的文章，选取生活中的一些关键事件，将它们联系在一起，以展示我学习研究科学的意义，不仅是获取知识，更是为了分享更多。这篇文章我不是强调在数学/科学方面有多好，而是描述我致力于帮助其他人理解数学和科学知识。
Duke Specific：
Why Trinity?
This one kind of talked about the interdisciplinary approach Duke education took and kinda spoke to my status as a third culture child. Not anything particularly innovative but not anything mundane or repetitive either.
What Perspective?
This one was all about my music. I figured that since I had spent so much time in my extracurriculars highlighting my passion for science, my LORs would definitely all mention my science I wanted to highlight that I wasn’t just a nerd who studied textbooks nonstop. I told the story of how my experience playing music had allowed me to connect with Jazz Musicians completely in an improvised style the one year I was at Berkeley for the Summer.
Sexual Orientation?
Okay this might be controversial, but I actually did NOT talk about my own orientation. Since it asked “experiences with sexual orientation” I actually brought up my experiences of when I discriminated/attacked another person for their orientation. I wasn’t trying to be particularly edgy or cool or trying to claim a sob story, but I was (and still am) reeling from a really bad break up and felt the need to get it out there: that I had been really mean to someone for being “asexual”. I don’t know if this helped me or harmed me, but I figured I would be really honest and tell them that I had made mistakes in my anger of attacking another person for being different.
化学老师推荐信（1-10评级）：9/10 I was one of the very few juniors taking AP Chemistry at my school on top of that I always loved learning about chemistry. Even though I didn’t end up getting a 5 on the AP exam I still think she was a huge advocate for me and really tried to understand me as a person when writing my letter of recommendation. She asked in particular about things I did outside of academics solely for fun and we started talking about cooking shows (which I hadn’t known beforehand she enjoyed watching as well).
英文老师推荐信（1-10评级）：9.5/10 He was one of those teachers that you couldn’t always tell what he thought of you but you knew that if he wrote you a LOR and he liked you it would be damn good. I only later found out (since he was fired over a scandal at our school) that he actually observed me in the classroom and spoke to my strengths as a natural leader that I hadn’t really discussed with other teachers and only mentioned in my essay. I think this may have been super beneficial as now you had a teacher backing up the claims I made in my personal statement.
申请顾问推荐信（1-10评级）：6.5/10 He knew me, but I definitely was not the closest to him, he knew I was a very strong science student and that I participated in a lot of community service centered around that science aspect but beyond that I was never the type to visit his office on a daily basis or talk for great lengths of time on subjects not directly pertinent to the college search/application process. Tl;dr he knew me as a student but not a person.
面试情况（1-10评级）：5/10 I think the interviewer liked me but it was a very shady interview since it was in his office in the East part of Shanghai and there were a few other applicants there which he initially started us all off with a group interview.
总结：
优势：
我写的每件事都是真实的，脚踏实地；并没有试图把自己描写成一个非常聪明的人，也不是一个特别善良和热情的人；但至少让读过文章的人注意到我的声音是强有力的，这可能帮助我脱颖而出。
劣势：我在学校里没有太多的成就，所获奖项也不多，没有太多奖项表明我的能力，所以我试着把这些作为软技能，而不是蛮力论证我擅长科学。
认为自己被录取原因：Honestly, I would say it was plain honesty and discussion of my skills as soft skills rather than as a hard achievement.
建议评价：I think that while it’s very tempting in the college application process to try and hide mistakes you made in the past, or to write yourself as a super kind/smart/caring whatever person, admission officers aren’t stupid and probably have enough experience to see through some “BS” so I would say the best approach (at least it worked for me) is to be really honest about everything and try to portray yourself as a normal human being with unique characteristics rather than an altruistic hero (particularly if you normally aren’t one).
埃默里大学
申请人昵称：internationalgirlnico
录取状态: Class of 2022；Accepted
申请院校：埃默里大学ED1/ED2
国籍：China
SAT I：1480
TOEFL：110
GPA：3.95
申请人昵称：xuanxuliu
录取状态：Accepted；Math eco major
申请院校：埃默里大学2018年Transfer
国籍：China
SAT（旧）：2180
TOEFL：111
GPA：纽约州某私立大学大二4.0（60个学分）
推荐信：3封
北卡教堂山
申请人昵称：Aturtle
录取状态: Class of 2022； Accepted
申请院校：北卡教堂山分校EA
个人情况：
偏好专业： Chemistry
国籍：China
奖助学金：无
学校类型：德克萨斯州私立高中
硬性背景：
SAT I：1520 (720E 800M)
SAT II：800M-800CHEM-790PHY
TOEFL：107
GPA：3.97 /4.16
AP：5 Cal BC (sub 5)，5 Chem，5 Mechanics，5 E&M，5 APUSH，5 Chinese
获奖情况：在视觉艺术、science/math方面有些奖项
软性背景：
课外活动：president of math club, STEM society, founder of school orchestra and Active Minds; cello principal of local youth symphony, all state orchestra; research every summer
实习经验：lab assistant, environmental service intern
社区志愿服务：animal activist, peer tutoring
Essays：CA alright; UNCs r crap
推荐信：good choices of recommenders
面试：无
总结：
优势：3 research；major-related ECs；competitive arts
劣势：Chinese, no competitive sports, no national awards
认为自己被录取原因： 作为国际生，任何结果都不意外，很高兴结果是好消息。P.S.未申请经济援助的大学结果是“Accepted”，申请经济援助的大学给的是“deferred ”。
建议评价：对于国际生小伙伴来说，祝贺所有录取的人，也祝福未被录取的人，想要在激烈竞争中被美国大学所接受确实非常困难。记住，千万不要因为结果是rejection/deferral而惩罚自己，因为有很多你无法控制的因素，比如国籍和种族。请始终相信自己有能力在任何地方做伟大的事。学校失去你，是他们的损失。
乔治城大学
申请人昵称：scottzyh
录取状态: Accepted
申请院校：乔治城大学2018年Transfer
国籍：China
硬性背景：
大学GPA：3.76（Freshman in TOP 40 UC school）
专业：Mathematics
高中GPA：94/100
班级排名：10%
SAT I：1490 (700 Reading+ English，790 Math，21 Writing)
SAT II：800 Math 2，750 Physics，720 Chemistry
AP：1. Cal BC (4)；2. Chinese Lang (5)；3. Chemistry (4)
推荐信：一封数学教授推荐信，另一封推荐教授非常了解我，他最好的朋友在GU学习过。（去年直申GU被放进Wait-listed，今年参观GU多次，并与招生人员交谈了解。）
加州伯克利
申请人昵称：mainer199
录取状态: Rejected
申请院校：加州伯克利分校Class of 2022
个人信息：
学校类型： Maine（私立中学）
国籍：China
性别：男
偏好专业：Statistics
硬性背景：
SAT：1530 (730 Reading, 800 Math)
SAT II：750 Chemistry; 800 Math II
GPA：4.37 W; 3.67 UW （Come in as an ESL student and this is just my junior year grade）
TOEFL: 111(28R，28R，26S，29W)
班级排名：Top 10%
AP：Chem 5
高三课业：AP Literature，AP Physics C Mech，AP Bio，AP Music Theory，Multivariable Calculus
软性背景：
课外活动：Science Olympiad Captain, JV Soccer, Basketball, Varsity Track and Field, Drum set, Snare drum, Electric/Acoustic Guitar, Piano(all instrument played over 10 years except guitar for 5), Swimming, Studio Recording, Orchestra/ Jazz Band Percussion leader, Model Making.
获奖情况：3rd in state Science Olympiad Chem and Optics；District & All state drummer…
补充材料：Submitted a 15112 project；a robotic arm；one drum cover；electric guitar cover and piano song
建议评价：作为被拒学生没啥建议…
弗吉尼亚大学
申请人昵称：sinotine
录取状态: Accepted
申请院校：弗吉尼亚大学Class of 2022
个人情况：
偏好专业：Biochem
经济援助：无
学校类型：加州宗教私立
国籍：中国
性别：女
硬性背景：
ACT：36 M 36 E 35 R 36 S 9 W
GPA ：4.0 UW/4.7 W
排名：should be top 1%~2%
AP：APUSH (5)，AP Chem (5)，AP Psychology (5)，AP Cal AB (5)，AP Physics 1(5)
高三课业：(5.0) Church History H，Neuroscience/Genetics H (Medical Magnet Program Class)，AP US Gov，APES，AP Physics 2，AP Cal BC，AP Lang, AP Stats online
奖项情况：ACS First-year Chemistry Contest, Chinese National Dancing Competition, Chinese Province Science Research Papers Contest (state-level, published), Chinese Provincial Biology Subject Contest (state-level), AP Scholar with Distinction.
软性背景：
课外活动：President of our school international club (mobilize ~100 intl students)，Leader at many clubs (fund-raising, charity sale, etc.)，Cross Country (JV)，Online learning at Coursera
实习经验：Interned at a psychiatric institution in China during summer
社区志愿服务：Assist at an equestrian therapeutic center
暑期活动：Interned at a psychiatric clinic (I have a student visa and can’t intern in the U.S. before 18 out of campus)
Essays (1-10评级)：9, described how I witnessed women from both China and U.S. suffering from eating disorders and try to help ’em.
推荐信 (1-10评级)：
老师：8/9, from my Chem teacher, I remember he said I’m the first student to question and discover a mistake in the pretty prestigious textbook during my first-year chemistry learning
老师：8/9 from APUSH teacher, knows I’m pretty good at writing and also knows I love caligraphy and once handwrote a real-size Declaration of Independence for that class.
申请顾问：7 not very familiar, probably mediocre
附加：7/8 from the chair of our school’s Medical Magnet Program***
面试：Did not have any from UVA
总结：
优势：成绩不错，GPA也不错，观点多、独特
劣势：没有多少重大奖项，AP不够多
认为自己被录取原因：标化成绩不错
其他申请情况：Yale SCEA（Deferred），MIT（Rejected），WUSTL（Waitlisted）
加州理工
申请人昵称：SherryLiang
录取状态: Accepted
申请院校：加州理工学院Class of 2021
个人信息：
国籍：China
学校类型：私立中学
性别：女
硬件条件：
SAT I : 旧2230，新1490
SAT II : Math 2, Chem, Physics all 800s
GPA：4.0 UW，4.52 W
获奖情况：National AP Scholar
总结：
优势: essays
劣势: SAT 1 score
认为自己被录取原因：I honestly don’t know… still shocked
最后一个是去年加州理工学院的录取信息，其他都是今年最新的，供大家参考~
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