2015-2016 Common Application Essay Prompts:

　　1、Some students have a background identityinterest or talent that is so meaningful they believe their application would be incomplete without it. If this sounds like you then please share your story.

　　对有些学生来说，背景、身份、心情或才能是如此重要。如果没有这些，他们的申请就不能算是完整。如果你也有同感，请和我们分享你的故事。

　　2、The lessons we take from failure can be fundamental to later success. Recount an incident or time when you experienced failure. How did it affect you and what did you learn from the experience?

　　失败是成功之母。讲述你的一次失败的经历，并说明这次失败怎样影响你，你从这次失败中学会了什么？

　　3、Reflect on a time when you challenged a belief or idea. What prompted you to act? Would you make the same decision again?

　　请回忆一次你挑战某种观点或信念的经历。是什么促使你这么做？如果再给你一次机会重新选择，你是否仍然会这么做？

　　4、Describe a problem you've solved or a problem you'd like to solve. It can be an intellectual challenge a research query an ethical dilemma-anything that is of personal importance no matter the scale. Explainits significance to you and what steps you took or could be taken to identify a solution.

　　请描述你解决过或者希望解决的一个难题。这个难题可以是智力挑战、研究问题或是道德问题，范围不限。请解释它对你的重要性，你解决问题采取的措施或者找出解决方案。

　　5、Discuss an accomplishment or event formal or informalthat marked your transition from childhood to adulthood within your culturecommunityor family.

　　请讨论一下发生在你的文化、社区、家庭范围之内的标志着你变得成熟的一个成就或一件事，这件事可以是正式的或者非正式的。