2012年
Rice is lauded for creating a collaborative atmosphere that enhances the quality of life for all members of our campus community. The Residential College System is heavily influenced by the unique life experience and cultural traditions each student brings. What life perspectives would you contribute to the Rice community?
翻译：我校以创造增进所有校园社区成员的生活质量的协作氛围而著称。莱斯的住宿学院制度深受每一位学生带来的独特生活经历及文化传统的影响。你将给莱斯的校园社区带来怎样的人生视角？
解析：AADPS分类II-b
字数限制：专业特定，500词
Just like the four colleges of Hogwarts depicted in the Harry Potter series, Rice features a unique residential college system. The idea of being in such an intimate intellectual community appeals greatly to me. I just had a long talk with a girl who has graduated from my high school and currently attends Rice. She mentioned the engaging and supportive environment, and how it has inspired her to join the academic debate, make a presentation in front of a big classroom, and polish her essays and papers to perfection until midnight. Obviously, besides offering students a place to sleep and eat, residential colleges will do much more to help them explore their identities and fight for their own dreams.
While receiving irreplaceable benefits from my college, I would also like to be reciprocal and devote my time and energy to its betterment. As an amateur dancer, I found my passion for shuffling, have been doing it for the past three years, and once led my class to dance before the whole school. Arriving at Rice, I would be more than happy to teach my fellow owls some dance moves, and this will be a perfect icebreaker.
To be honest, student self-governance is an entirely new thing to me, a Chinese high school student who is accustomed to a more authoritative setting. But I am going to make the most out of my rights, aiming at actively expanding and refining the co-curricular offerings of my college. With increased experience, I may even serve in the cabinet later on, which will certainly be the climax of my undergraduate life.
Last but not least, as a student majoring in computer science, I feel like helping my college with the knowledge I have picked up in the classroom. If necessary, I would like to design useful information/social apps that connect students and staff of the same college or games for their pleasure. Even better, I can set up a high-tech club for all students (especially girls!) who are interested in programming, technology, or cool gadgets like iPad Pro or HoloLens. We may share experiences and skills with each other, invite alumni and professionals to present their recent work, and plan hackathons in which we build really cool things.
Chinese always say that friends made in college are treasures for life. I am an outgoing girl who enjoys meeting new people and cherishes old friendships, so I would love to be a part of Rice and my college.
留学文书译文（机翻）：
就像《哈利·波特》系列中描述的霍格沃茨的四所学院一样，赖斯拥有一个独特的寄宿学院体系。在这样一个亲密的知识界生活的想法对我很有吸引力。我刚刚和一个高中毕业的女孩进行了一次长谈，她目前在赖斯上学。她提到了引人入胜的支持性环境，以及它如何激励她参加学术辩论，在大教室前做演讲，并将她的论文润色到午夜。显然，除了为学生提供睡觉和吃饭的地方外，寄宿大学还将做更多的工作，帮助他们探索自己的身份，为自己的梦想而奋斗。
虽然我的大学给我带来了不可替代的好处，但我也愿意互惠互利，将我的时间和精力用于学校的改善。作为一名业余舞者，我发现自己对洗牌很感兴趣，在过去的三年里一直在练习，曾经带领全班同学在全校面前跳舞。到了赖斯，我将非常乐意教我的猫头鹰同伴一些舞蹈动作，这将是一艘完美的破冰船。
老实说，学生自治对我这个习惯于更权威环境的中国高中生来说是一件全新的事情。但我将最大限度地利用我的权利，旨在积极扩大和完善我所在学院的课外课程。随着经验的增长，我甚至可能在以后的内阁任职，这肯定会是我本科生活的高潮。
最后但并非最不重要的一点是，作为一名计算机科学专业的学生，我想帮助我的大学学习我在课堂上学到的知识。如果有必要，我想设计有用的信息/社交应用程序，将同一所大学的学生和教职员工联系起来，或者为他们的乐趣设计游戏。更好的是，我可以为所有学生（尤其是女生）建立一个高科技俱乐部对编程、技术或iPad Pro或HoloLens等酷炫小玩意感兴趣的人。我们可以互相分享经验和技能，邀请校友和专业人士介绍他们最近的工作，并计划举办黑客竞赛，让我们打造真正酷的东西。
中国人常说，大学交的朋友是人生的财富。我是一个外向的女孩，喜欢结识新朋友，珍视老朋友，所以我很想成为莱斯和我大学的一员。
标化条件：GPA 3.9 TOEFL 108 老SAT 2190
AADPS老师文书点评：莱斯文理学院的这道留学文书题目是中国申请者公认的难题。这篇成功的录取文书涵盖了校友、个性活动、（作为愿景的）领导力和专业科目这四个角度，最终也取得了很好的效果，可供大家参考。
家长感言：在资源相对匮乏的普高，一直为孩子出国操心。很感谢AADPS老师权威深入的指导，帮助孩子顺风顺水地申入了ED梦校。