2015年

You may wish to include the following items on your resume and/or personal history:
Extracurricular, personal, and volunteer activities; community service work; and employment.
Any special talents and awards that you have received.
Any programs that you participated in to help prepare you for college (e.g. University Outreach, Talent Search, Upward Bound, etc.)
Any family or work obligations that might have prevented you from participating in extracurricular activities.
翻译：你可以在简历/个人历史中加入如下内容：
课外、个人和志愿活动、社区服务以及打工。
获得的特殊才艺证书与奖项。
参与的大学预备项目（如大学普及、英才搜索、向上跃进等）。
可能影响你参与课外活动的家庭或职业责任。
解析：AADPS分类I-b+AADPS分类III-a
字数限制：可选

“I will prove myself to be one of the best prefects in X School.”

Many friends would not believe a line like this came from a quiet, shy Asian girl, yet I did put it at the beginning of my prefect application letter. There is actually a fairly simple motivation behind it: I wished to be personally involved in the planning of the coming Talent Show. The last one was forced to be canceled because of poor organization and limited participation. But as someone who has a genuine passion for fine arts and student life, I could not allow the situation to continue.

I thought it would be a good start for me to rally support from students and faculty. Yet, to be honest, I was timid then and quite afraid of rejection. Fortunately, the first teacher I solicited for assistance turned out to be more than helpful. Encouraged immensely, I went on to seek others’ help: senior prefects took time to polish the crude application with me, and the headmaster happily let me shoulder more duties that would be considered my qualification. Things were easier than my imagination.

Another episode worth mentioning in the campaign would be a mini-contest organized by the headmaster. He requested students to sort themselves in 30 seconds, and each group should have the same headcount and boy-to-girl ratio. Initially, this seemingly trivial task did not work out as intended. While the time was running out, no one was ready to make the first move. In the dire moment, I broke the stalemate by switching to the group with the fewest girls, and others soon followed my suit. The invisible barrier collapsed in no time.

My efforts indeed yielded fruit in the end. I have earned my chance yet I knew it was the start of the real challenge. Initially, I resorted to conventional means like posters and newsletters, but the result was less than satisfactory. After collecting feedback from close friends, I realized that most of my peers were too shy to be on the stage. To overcome this obstacle, I decided to put a personal touch on the activity, and eventually scheduled one-on-one meeting with all 200 members of the school community. Many were moved by my dedication, and we ended up having a marvelous show, comprising music, dance, mime, and instrumental improvisation. Four other girls and I even performed our self-choreographed dance, which we had been rehearsing for weeks after school. Many claimed the event to be the best in their entire high school life.

Now, I am still trying very hard to fulfill my promise made back then, so the experience is not exactly an accomplishment yet. That being said, I did witness a kind of growth, in which I became aware of the fact that I can indeed make a difference with my own actions.

留学文书译文（机翻）：

“我将证明自己是X学校最好的级长之一。”

许多朋友都不会相信这样一句话出自一个安静、害羞的亚洲女孩之口，但我确实在我的级长申请信的开头写下了这句话。其实背后有一个相当简单的动机：我希望亲自参与即将到来的才艺秀的策划。由于组织不善和参与有限，最后一次会议被迫取消。但作为一个真正热爱美术和学生生活的人，我不能允许这种情况继续下去。

我想这对我来说是一个很好的开始，可以得到学生和教师的支持。然而，老实说，当时我很胆小，很害怕被拒绝。幸运的是，我寻求帮助的第一位老师结果证明非常有帮助。受到极大的鼓舞，我继续寻求他人的帮助：高级级长花时间与我一起润色粗糙的申请，校长很高兴让我承担更多的责任，这将被视为我的资格。事情比我想象的要容易。

另一个值得一提的活动是校长组织的小型比赛。他要求学生们在30秒内进行分类，每组的人数和男女比例应相同。起初，这项看似微不足道的任务并没有按预期完成。虽然时间不多了，但没有人准备好迈出第一步。在这可怕的时刻，我打破了僵局，转而加入女孩最少的小组，其他人很快也跟着我。无形的屏障很快就倒塌了。

我的努力最终确实取得了成果。我已经赢得了机会，但我知道这是真正挑战的开始。起初，我求助于海报和时事通讯等传统手段，但结果并不令人满意。在收集了亲密朋友的反馈后，我意识到我的大多数同龄人都太害羞了，不敢上台。为了克服这个障碍，我决定亲自参与这项活动，并最终安排了与学校社区所有200名成员的一对一会议。许多人都被我的献身精神所感动，我们最终举行了一场精彩的演出，包括音乐、舞蹈、哑剧和器乐即兴表演。我和另外四个女孩甚至表演了我们自己设计的舞蹈，这是我们放学后排练了几个星期的舞蹈。许多人声称这是他们整个高中生活中最好的一次活动。

现在，我仍在努力履行我当时的承诺，所以这次经历还不是一次真正的成就。话虽如此，我确实见证了一种成长，在这种成长中，我意识到我确实可以通过自己的行动有所作为。

标化条件：GPA 3.3 免TOEFL SAT 1350

AADPS老师文书点评：美高党在留学规划的过程中，一定要注意利用起学校各方面的资源和机会，培养起自己的leadership。即便在成绩和标化上略有欠缺，出色的领导力也能成为你申请中的一大优势。

家长感言：之前一直为孩子的低GPA犯愁，但所幸AADPS在留学文书准备上另辟蹊径，帮孩子顺利争取到了一批适合她水平的offer。