2015年
Describe an example of your leadership experience in which you have positively influenced others, helped resolve disputes, or contributed to group efforts over time.
翻译：试举一例来展现你的领导力。在例子中，你经过一段时间后给他人以正面影响，帮助解决了分歧或为集体活动做出了贡献。
解析：AADPS分类I-b
字数限制：八选四，350词
I don't look at business as a zero-sum game.
---Marc Benioff, Founder of Salesforce
Running a high school club is not unlike competing in a cutthroat market where potential competitors lurk around every corner. If I want to keep my club thriving, I need to find a solution by either striking them with force or by submitting myself as an underdog. Or is there a third way?
This summer I heard that two of my schoolmates wanted to found a new English Debate Club (EDC), which might not be good news for my English Debate Association (EDA). They even conducted a talent hunt targeting the EDA, making attempts to persuade members to "try something new." Their confidence emanated from the fact that they had just started a new chapter of the National Forensic League, a prestigious debate tournament sponsor, in our city. Honestly, I did not want to give up the responsibilities and the honor of leading my club, but I also did not want to deprive my fellow members of their opportunities in the National Forensic League. It was a delicate situation that I had to carefully consider.
I took the first step and contacted the would-be founders of EDC. I praised their efforts and then frankly shared the lessons of running my own club in the past year with them. I explained that the process of establishing a similar club would waste a considerable portion of their time and energy, which could and should be used to plan more quality activities for the debaters of our school. In the end, I invited them to head a new EDA department as an alternative with a promise of substantial freedom under the supervision of the EDA Council. "You don't have to reinvent the wheel. And members can have the best of both worlds in this way." Hence, we signed an agreement that eventually gave birth to the most popular student organization on campus.
Business is not a zero-sum game, and leadership is all about finding win-win solutions. Bearing this in mind, I am preparing myself for the journey ahead.
Describe how you have taken advantage of a significant educational opportunity or worked to overcome an educational barrier you have faced.
留学文书译文（机翻）：
我不认为商业是一个零和游戏。
---马克·贝尼奥夫，Salesforce创始人
经营一个高中俱乐部就像在一个残酷的市场中竞争，潜在的竞争对手潜伏在每个角落。如果我想让我的俱乐部保持繁荣，我需要找到一个解决办法，要么用武力打击他们，要么让自己成为失败者。还是有第三条路？
今年夏天，我听说我的两个同学想成立一个新的英语辩论俱乐部（EDC），这对我的英语辩论协会（EDA）来说可能不是个好消息。他们甚至以EDA为目标进行了人才搜寻，试图说服会员“尝试新东西”他们的信心源于这样一个事实：他们刚刚在我们的城市开启了全国法医联盟的新篇章，这是一个享有盛誉的辩论赛赞助商。老实说，我不想放弃领导我的俱乐部的责任和荣誉，但我也不想剥夺我的其他成员在国家法医联盟的机会。这是一个微妙的情况，我必须仔细考虑。
我迈出了第一步，联系了EDC的潜在创始人。我赞扬了他们的努力，然后坦率地与他们分享了过去一年我经营自己俱乐部的经验。我解释说，建立一个类似俱乐部的过程将浪费他们相当一部分的时间和精力，这些时间和精力可以也应该用来为我们学校的辩论者计划更多高质量的活动。最后，我邀请他们领导一个新的EDA部门，作为替代方案，并承诺在EDA委员会的监督下享有实质性的自由。“你不必重新发明轮子。通过这种方式，会员可以同时拥有这两个世界的优点。”因此，我们签署了一项协议，最终催生了校园里最受欢迎的学生组织。
商业不是一场零和博弈，领导力就是要找到双赢的解决方案。记住这一点，我正在为未来的旅程做准备。
翻译：描述你是如何利用一个重要的教育机会或努力克服你所面对的教育壁垒的？
解析：AADPS分类I-b/AADPS分类III-a
字数限制：八选四，350词
We always praise critical thinking as the hallmark of modern education. But truly, what is critical thinking?
The first lecture of my Cornell Summer Program finally gave me the answer. I was impressed when I saw American students quickly identifying the questions that confused them and actively contributing to the discussion. On the other hand, I, along with other Chinese students, thought we did not have any questions regarding the professor's lecture and found it hard to acquire our insights. Ironically, when American students asked, we did not have readily available answers. In my home country, we are accustomed to viewing teachers as authoritative figures and are not trained to challenge textbooks or form personal opinions, as these would not improve our exam scores. The transition to a different education system turned out to be a real challenge.
Determined to overcome this obstacle and become a paradigm for the rest of the Chinese students, I carefully reviewed the 150-page daily reading assignment. The first time I comprehended the text and listed all points involved. The second time I contemplated both sides of the arguments and searched the Internet to cross-reference other sources. The third time I considered whether there was any inconsistency in the writer's arguments and delved deeply into those elusive parts, making every effort to figure out things on my own.
"Professor, what do Geddes and Howard's views have in common?" an eager American student threw out a tough question. Now it was up to me to show my efforts! "It's their idea of regional planning to solve current environmental and social stress." Then, I expounded my view with thorough analysis and supporting examples. "Good, good, I have never thought about it before, but now I can use it for my entire life. Chinese students do have strong critical thinking ability. Why not participate more in our class?" When Dr. Robert Young made such a comment, I gained the confidence to be a critical thinker and constructive member of the new academic community.
留学文书译文（机翻）：
我们总是称赞批判性思维是现代教育的标志。但实际上，什么是批判性思维？
康奈尔大学暑期课程的第一堂课终于给了我答案。当我看到美国学生迅速找出让他们困惑的问题并积极参与讨论时，我印象深刻。另一方面，我和其他中国学生认为，我们对教授的讲座没有任何疑问，很难获得我们的见解。讽刺的是，当美国学生提问时，我们没有现成的答案。在我的祖国，我们习惯于将教师视为权威人物，没有接受过挑战教科书或形成个人观点的培训，因为这些不会提高我们的考试成绩。向另一种教育体系的过渡是一个真正的挑战。
为了克服这个障碍，成为其他中国学生的榜样，我仔细阅读了这份150页的每日阅读作业。我第一次理解课文并列出了所有涉及的要点。第二次，我考虑了争论的两个方面，并在互联网上搜索其他来源。第三次，我考虑了作者的论点是否前后矛盾，并深入研究了那些难以捉摸的部分，尽一切努力自己解决问题。
“教授，格迪斯和霍华德的观点有什么共同点？”一位热切的美国学生提出了一个棘手的问题。现在轮到我来展示我的努力了！“这是他们的区域规划理念，旨在解决当前的环境和社会压力。”然后，我用详尽的分析和支持性的例子阐述了我的观点。“很好，很好，我以前从来没有想过，但现在我可以用一辈子。中国学生确实有很强的批判性思维能力。为什么不多参加我们的课堂呢？”当罗伯特·杨博士发表这样的评论时，我获得了成为新学术界一名批判性思想家和建设性成员的信心。
标化条件：GPA 3.9 TOEFL 110 SAT 1480
AADPS老师文书点评：这位学员可以说是我在整个职业生涯中辅导过的最强势女生之一。所以在文书中我们花功夫最大的地方在于扬长避短，突出领导力和ambition，弱化在第三方看来稍显咄咄逼人的性格。注意“教育机会”题本意是针对美国本土的弱势群体，但中国学生也可以用这种方式来处理。
家长感言：最初经朋友推荐在当地找了一家中介，负责人时不时的在微信里同我们和孩子嘘寒问暖，也会分享各种小道消息，非常贴心。但申请季一开始，画风立马反转，变成我们火急火燎的催促客服和文书老师，最终甚至因为没有及时返稿（Common当年改成按当地时差而不是美国时间截止），导致错过了梦校的早申申请。六神无主之时，我们想到了一直关注的AADPS微信公号“美本留学观察”，抱着试一试的想法火线加入到了申请服务项目中。最终不但拯救了孩子的申请，更在本校所有出国的同期学生中拔得头筹。