乔治城大学（Georgetown University），位于美国首都华盛顿特区的心脏地带，是美国历史最悠久的天主教及耶稣会大学之一。以其在国际关系、政治学、法律和医学等领域的杰出教学和研究而闻名于世，乔治城大学不仅提供了高水平的学术教育，还为学生提供了独特的政治、文化和社会实践机会，尤其是其地理位置使学生能够直接接触到美国的政治中心和国际组织。

乔治城大学的校友中包括多位显赫人物，如前美国总统比尔·克林顿（Bill Clinton）、著名记者克里斯蒂安·阿曼普尔（Christiane Amanpour）和知名篮球运动员艾伦·艾弗森（Allen Iverson）。这些校友的成就凸显了乔治城大学在培养领导者和社会精英方面的卓越能力。

在申请乔治城大学时，补充文书是一个展示你个性、学术潜力和大学社区契合度的重要环节。如何撰写一份能够在众多申请者中脱颖而出的补充文书呢？以下是一些关键的写作策略，帮助你在申请过程中更好地展现自己。

文书制胜宝典

文书题目#1：

Please elaborate on any special talents or skills you want to highlight. (250 words)

请详细说明您想强调的任何特殊才能或技能。(250字）

这一文书题目要求你突出自己身份或能力的一个具体方面。招生官想要了解是什么让你脱颖而出。你的回答应显示出你对自己的了解以及你的才能或技能所产生的影响。

突出你的才能： 首先讨论你想突出的才能或技能，以及为什么它很重要。是什么驱使你对它充满热情？

描述你的经历： 举出具体的例子或经历，说明你是如何应用这项才能或技能的。你可以指出哪些成就或项目？

文书题目#2：

Briefly discuss the significance to you of the school or summer activity in which you have been most involved. (approximately 1/2 page, single-spaced)

简要谈谈你参与最多的学校活动或暑期活动对你的意义。(约 1/2 页，单倍行距）

这一文书题目鼓励你进行自我反思，并允许你分享一段有意义的经历。招生官想知道是什么塑造了你，以及为什么这项活动至关重要。

选择一项课外活动： 选择一项对你真正重要的活动。可以是课外活动、学校俱乐部或暑期项目。

描述你的经历： 叙述你的经历和你走过的旅程。突出挑战和成功，使你的故事引人入胜。

描述影响： 解释这项活动如何影响了你的个人成长、价值观或未来目标。

文书题目#3：

As Georgetown is a diverse community, the Admissions Committee would like to know more about you in your own words. Please submit a brief personal or creative essay that you feel best describes you and reflects on your own background, identity, skills, and talents. (approximately 1 page, single-spaced)

乔治城是一个多元化的社区，招生委员会希望通过您自己的文字进一步了解您。请提交一篇简短的文书，您认为这是对您的最佳描述，并反映了您的个人背景、身份、技能和才能。(约 1 页，单倍行距）

这一文书题目要求你表达自己的个性和创造力，没有具体的主题，因此是一个展示真实自己的好机会。

描述你的背景： 考虑一下你想突出自己哪方面的背景或身份。它是如何定义你的？

吸引眼球： 使用创造性元素，如讲故事、比喻或趣闻轶事，使你的文章引人入胜。

突出影响力：  分享对你的价值观、信仰以及你的经历如何塑造了这些价值观、信仰的见解。

文书题目#4：

A liberal arts education from the College of Arts & Sciences involves encounters with new concepts and modes of inquiry. Describe something (a class, a book, an event, etc.) that changed your thinking. (Applicants to the sciences, mathematics, public policy, or languages are encouraged to include examples related to that field.) (approximately one page, single-spaced each)

文理学院的通识教育涉及与新概念和新探究模式的接触。请描述改变你思想的事情（一堂课、一本书、一件事等）。(鼓励科学、数学、公共政策或语言专业的申请人提供与该领域相关的例子）。(约一页，单倍行距）

描述新体验： 选择对你的观点产生重大影响的事件、课程、书籍或其他经历。

评估结果并建立联系： 如果你对某个特定领域感兴趣，请将你的反应与该研究领域联系起来。强调思维的转变如何影响了你的学术兴趣。

文书题目#5：

The McDonough School of Business is a national and global leader providing graduates with essential ethical, analytical, financial, and global perspectives. Please discuss your motivations for studying business at Georgetown.

麦克唐纳商学院是国家和全球领先的商学院，为毕业生提供基本的道德、分析、金融和全球视野。请谈谈你在乔治敦大学学习商科的动机。

对于申请麦克唐纳商学院的学生来说，该文书题目侧重于在乔治城学习商科的动机

展示你的动机： 讨论您对商业领域的兴趣所在。是道德、分析、金融还是全球视野？

解释为什么乔治敦大学麦克唐纳商学院是您学习商科的理想选择。请务必尽可能具体，并证明您已经花时间做了有关乔治城大学所提供的一切的功课。

文书示例

Prompt: Please elaborate on any special talents or skills you want to highlight. (250 words)

“Within Scouting over the last ten years, I learned not only outdoors skills and the like, but also interpersonal skills. Starting in my transition to Boy Scouts, my fellow scouts recognized my ability to handle pressure and be a strong example and promoted me to [POSITION] – a leadership position to collectively organize camp-outs, lead activities, and manage conflict. Over time, more in the troop noticed my capabilities in leadership, to be an example for other scouts, and to model skills. After three years as a [POSITION], I continued to move up the ranks. I became an [POSITION], and was then elected [POSITION] – the youth leader for the entire troop. 

I participated in martial arts for several years in my local community. Initially, I struggled with every aspect, but over time, I learned not only to be better at fighting but how to persevere and work towards a goal. Again, eventually, the adult leaders of the school took notice of me practicing after class and asked me to help lead the [PROGRAM NAME] youth classes. I was eventually leading all classes of my peers. Watching those I had coached begin to master skills just as I had was beyond rewarding.”

Prompt: Briefly discuss the significance to you of the school or summer activity in which you have been most involved. (approximately 1/2 page, single-spaced)

“Swimmers take your mark! Set!” Then came the blast of the starting horn. It’s a sequence that’s forever in my mind. I had never been an athletic kid, but during the pandemic, I felt out of shape. I had always enjoyed swimming, so I chose to join the swim team in the winter of my sophomore year. I started off at the bottom of the ladder, one of our worst swimmers. 5:30 a.m. practices would kill; I’d have to drag myself out of the pool every day. Breaststroke, and the 200 IM, and I found my stride. My times kept dropping, and I started to earn my place on the team. I also helped the others of the team work through mental roadblocks as I was working through mine. One thing I noted from my first few meets is that the nerves always fade when you can cheer on your fellow swimmers. Every race, I would gather the new swimmers and the old, and I’d line everyone up along our side of the deck. Once the starting horn blared, the sounds were deafening. “SWIM! GO! KICK!! KICK!! COME ON!!” echoed throughout the natatorium, regardless of the size. I always liked to do team cheers like this, at meets or at practice. I felt it brought all of us closer together as teammates and as friends. Seeing this, after my junior year season, the coaches all met and selected me as captain of the team. I’ve never been more in love with the sport. 

Waking up at 5 a.m. every morning for three months is still as hard as it was at the start, but now I’m more motivated. I even took this passion and turned it into a job. Other swimmers would tell me about their summers spent working the pools, and it sounded idyllic. Sit in the sun, watch over some kids, and get breaks every hour? What was there not to like? The second I turned 16, I sent in my application. After a few months, I received an interview. The head guards asked so many questions, but every time I gave a response, it seemed like I had given the right answer. “I have always loved swimming,” I told them. “I’ve been on the swim team for 2 years now, and I’ve been chosen as a captain. I also have aquatic lifesaving, first aid, and CPR experience through Scouting.” At the end of that interview, I was offered the job. Thanks to my time spent swimming competitively, I was in a much better position than the other guards. I remember completing the 500 meters we had to swim as a final test, looking to see who else had finished, and saw most weren’t even done with their first 250. On the last day this summer, I walked to my bike and noticed the sunset falling over the pools I had spent so much time watching but never truly observing. All I could do, faced with the positive memories of both lifeguarding and the sport that had gotten me there, was pause, sit, and watch the sunset with a smile”.

Prompt: As Georgetown is a diverse community, the Admissions Committee would like to know more about you in your own words. Please submit a brief personal or creative essay which you feel best describes you and reflects on your own background, identity, skills, and talents. (approximately 1 page, single-spaced)

“I come from a mid-sized suburb of [CITY] called [SUBURB NAME]. It isn’t the most notable of birthplaces – nothing like the grandeur of big cities or the natural wonder of a rural town in Montana. In response to the dreaded, “Where are you guys from?” question, instead of explaining the nuanced differences between [CITY]  and [SUBURB NAME], we simply swallow our pride and claim residence in the nearest star to home on the map. However, even these cities have points of celebration. [SUBURB NAME] has the largest concentrated population of Arab and Middle-Eastern communities outside of the Middle East. From my earliest memories, those of different backgrounds have treated one another with immense respect. Of my teachers in preschool, half wore hijabs. There was no difference in my mind between students in my elementary school playground; we were all just friends, playing the same game together. Being from [[SUBURB NAME]], I have had a unique opportunity to not only see but to participate in other cultures. Just a few months ago, I was able to attend a Ramadan festival, up late into the night eating traditional food, listening to traditional songs. I have had the opportunity to view a real Torah, to pray in a mosque, to join in a communal meal in a Sikh temple. I’ve always been outspoken about my support for diversity and equity, through protests, speeches, and other events. Within [[SUBURB NAME]], I have participated in many protests, rallies, and other political events. Four years ago, on MLK Day, I participated in a protest against racism and police brutality, marching from the local library to the city hall. Recently, I attended a protest against the banning of LGBTQIA+-centered books. I hope to continue this activism and to be an advocate for social justice into my future in college and beyond”