招生官看中申請(qǐng)人身上哪些特質(zhì)

What Admissions Officers Look For in Ideal College Students

After it was recently released that Harvard rated Asian-American applicants lower on personality traits than applicants of other races, many started to raise questions about how college admission officers evaluate intangible criteria, such as personality and fit. How do they determine “l(fā)ikeability,” “courage,” or if someone is ‘widely respected?”

哈佛大學(xué)(Harvard)最近發(fā)布的一份報(bào)告顯示，亞裔申請(qǐng)人在性格特征方面的得分低于其他種族的申請(qǐng)人。此后，許多人開始質(zhì)疑大學(xué)招生官員如何評(píng)估無形的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)，比如個(gè)性和契合度。他們?nèi)绾闻袛嘁粋€(gè)人的“好感度”、“勇氣”，或者“是否受到廣泛尊重”?;

Previous admissions officers and education scholars have come forward to further explain the use of personality traits in the admissions process, and we are realizing more and more that it’s not science.

以前的招生官員和教育學(xué)者已經(jīng)站出來進(jìn)一步解釋在招生過程中使用個(gè)性特征，然而我們?cè)絹碓揭庾R(shí)到這是不科學(xué)的。;

To evaluate soft traits in college applications, most admissions officers perform what is called a “holistic admissions process” that takes personality traits as well as hard facts, like test scores, extracurriculars, and grades into considerations. Other factors, such as letters of recommendation, college essays, and school rankings are considered as well. However, the main thing that differs between schools is which personality traits are considered and how they are ranked and evaluated. The hardest part is that most school admissions officers don’t want to reveal the criteria that is being used since once it is a measurable it becomes “gameable.”

為了評(píng)估大學(xué)申請(qǐng)中的軟特質(zhì)，大多數(shù)招生官都會(huì)進(jìn)行所謂的“全面錄取過程”，既要考慮性格特質(zhì)，也要考慮硬條件，比如考試成績、課外活動(dòng)和學(xué)校成績。其他因素，如推薦信、大學(xué)申請(qǐng)文書和高中學(xué)校排名也被考慮在內(nèi)。然而，不同學(xué)校之間的主要區(qū)別在于考慮了哪些性格特征，以及如何對(duì)它們進(jìn)行排名和評(píng)估。最困難的部分是，大多數(shù)學(xué)校的招生官員不想透露正在使用的錄取標(biāo)準(zhǔn)，因?yàn)橐坏┧强蓽y(cè)量的，它就變成了“賭博”。

Some schools will look at traits such as kindness, courage, and emotional intelligence, while other schools will value self-efficacy, creativity, and leadership. In general, schools tend to look or traits that reflect the college’s values or that make a student a good fit for a specific institution.School’s also consider what traits may help to predict success in both college and later career. Most college admissions officers believe that if retention rates are strong then the criteria they are using to evaluate applicants is working.

一些學(xué)校會(huì)注重諸如善良、勇氣和情商等特質(zhì)，而另一些學(xué)校則注重自我效能感、創(chuàng)造力和領(lǐng)導(dǎo)力。一般來說，學(xué)校的外表或特點(diǎn)往往反映了學(xué)校的價(jià)值觀，或使學(xué)生適合某一特定學(xué)校。學(xué)校還考慮了可能有助于預(yù)測(cè)大學(xué)和未來職業(yè)生涯成功的特質(zhì)。大多數(shù)大學(xué)招生官認(rèn)為，如果留級(jí)率很高，那么他們用來評(píng)估申請(qǐng)者的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)就會(huì)起作用。

For example, certain Ivy League schools, such as Columbia, take a very holistic approach to understand what motivates students most. They consider what contributions a student could make to a Columbia classroom and also what that candidate might offer their Columbia classmates. Within this holistic approach, Columbia considers curriculum and grades as well as context (like family circumstances, secondary school, community, interests and access to resources), extracurricular activities, character, fit, and finally, recommendations from others that provide evidence of intellectual curiosity and promise, classroom and school and community participation, and overall potential for the candidate to make an impact at Columbia in the classroom and beyond.;

例如，某些常春藤盟校，如哥倫比亞大學(xué)，采取一種非常全面的方法來了解學(xué)生的最大動(dòng)力是什么。他們會(huì)考慮：一個(gè)學(xué)生可以為哥倫比亞大學(xué)的課堂做出什么貢獻(xiàn)，以及這個(gè)候選人可能會(huì)給他們的哥倫比亞大學(xué)同學(xué)提供什么。在這個(gè)整體分析中,哥倫比亞大學(xué)認(rèn)為課程和成績以及其他背景(如家庭環(huán)境、所在中學(xué)、所在社區(qū)、興趣和資源豐富程度),課外活動(dòng),性格,健康,最后是推薦信都非常重要。推薦信提供證據(jù)來表明申請(qǐng)人的求知欲和言而有信,課堂和校園活動(dòng)及社區(qū)活動(dòng)參與力度,最終表明候選人即將在哥倫比亞大學(xué)產(chǎn)生重大積極影響的潛力。

However, subtle differences in criteria reveal differences in college’s values, and some of these differences can even be noted amongst admissions officers at the same universities. Colleges hold meetings every year to ensure that the admissions rubric is being applied the same way by all admissions staff. They aim to find concrete examples of the desirable qualities as they relate to various components of the application, like the personal statements, letters of recommendations, and interviews.

然而，標(biāo)準(zhǔn)上的細(xì)微差異揭示了大學(xué)價(jià)值觀的差異，其中一些差異甚至可以在同一所大學(xué)的招生人員中發(fā)現(xiàn)。大學(xué)每年都會(huì)召開會(huì)議，以確保所有招生人員都能以同樣的方式對(duì)待申請(qǐng)入學(xué)的學(xué)生。他們的目標(biāo)是找到與申請(qǐng)的各個(gè)組成部分相關(guān)的理想品質(zhì)的具體例子，比如個(gè)人陳述、推薦信和面試。

Most importantly, admissions officers say they look for a “hook” in an applicant’s file, but just what that is, is hard to define and it varies between different schools. The key for students applying to universities is to try to connect with the admissions officers in the best way they possibly can. This means portraying relatable and likeable traits that show mature thinking and actions beyond most of their peers. Highlight individual personalities and uniqueness and connect with readers by opening up and avoiding trite phrases and wording.

最重要的是，招生官員表示，他們會(huì)在申請(qǐng)人的檔案中尋找“掛鉤(即最吸引人的因素）”，但具體是什么，很難定義，而且在不同的學(xué)校之間也有所不同。對(duì)于申請(qǐng)大學(xué)的學(xué)生來說，關(guān)鍵是要盡可能地與招生人員聯(lián)系在一起。這意味著要描繪出能讓人產(chǎn)生共鳴、討人喜歡的特質(zhì)，這些特質(zhì)比大多數(shù)同齡人表現(xiàn)出更成熟的思維和行動(dòng)。突出個(gè)性和獨(dú)特性，打開思路，避免陳詞濫調(diào)，文書要與讀者建立聯(lián)系。

The admissions process is always developing and evolving in order to help give students that deserve it an advantage. Of course, the process will never be perfect, but the aim of the holistic approach is to ensure that all aspects of the college application are considered fully, fairly, and equally

招生過程一直在發(fā)展和演變，以便幫助那些理應(yīng)獲得優(yōu)勢(shì)的學(xué)生。當(dāng)然，這個(gè)過程永遠(yuǎn)不會(huì)完美，但整體方法的目的是確保大學(xué)申請(qǐng)的所有方面都得到充分、公平、平等的考慮。;

最后，小編總結(jié)一下2020FALL入學(xué)申請(qǐng)季已經(jīng)拉開序幕，早批錄取最早截止日期是10.15號(hào)，首先希望參加北美8.24 SAT考試的學(xué)生旗開得勝，另外各位正在努力配合文書的同學(xué)們繼續(xù)堅(jiān)持哦，讓我們進(jìn)入申請(qǐng)遞交倒計(jì)時(shí)，期待各位同學(xué)在四個(gè)月后錄取通知書拿到手軟。