2015年
Johns Hopkins University was founded in 1876 on a spirit of exploration and discovery. As a result, students can pursue a multi-dimensional undergraduate experience both in and outside of the classroom. Given the opportunities at Hopkins, please discuss your current interests—academic or extracurricular pursuits, personal passions, summer experiences, etc.—and how you will build upon them here.
翻译：本着探索和发现的精神，约翰霍普金斯大学成立于1876年。由此，学生可在课堂内外追求多维度的本科体验。鉴于我校的机会，请讨论你当前的兴趣——学术或课外活动、个人爱好、暑期经历等——以及你将如何在大学里更进一步。
解析：AADPS分类I-b+AADPS分类I-b
字数限制：300-500词
“I suggest you stay indoors tomorrow given the poor air quality,” my mother told me last night. Seeing the consecutive hazy days in Shenzhen, the fastest growing Chinese metropolis, I can’t help but think of the time when I first moved here fifteen years ago. Counting stars on the roof used to be my favorite pastime after school. Looking upwards, the Big Dipper was always pointing in the same direction. Yet in the past eight years, no matter how hard I tried, I could not relive those wonderful childhood memories.
I secured an internship at Shenzhen Institute of Building Research last summer, which is a national leader in sustainable building. In its exhibition hall, I introduced novel green technologies to visitors, which made me think about how to personally make a difference. Later on, with the help of my parents, two accomplished civil engineers, I calculated the loadbearing capacity of our roof and designed a reliable composite waterproof layer. These allowed us to create a rooftop biome from scratch. Not only did we effectively cool our top floor apartment from direct sunlight exposure in summer, but we also had fresh vegetables and fruits all year round. However, after the initial excitement, I saw the limitation: It could do no better than improving the local environment. So what about the problems troubling the real world, from sandstorms to smog to fine particles in the air? The government is taking some actions (ranging from factory relocation to traffic restrictions) to remedy the toll of rapid urbanization on the natural environment, but they have limited effect. Dreaming to become a policy-maker who can propose better alternatives on a large scope, the education I want to receive must be one of a kind.
After careful research, I believe the Whiting School of Engineering is the place where a down-to-earth attitude and matching skills will be instilled in me, as Hopkins expects its students to “get their hands dirty.” Especially, I am intrigued by your practice-oriented course offerings like Emerging Environmental Issues and Moral Explorations of Technology. On the other hand, the chance to take electives in the renowned Krieger School of Arts and Sciences will enable me to think from different perspectives with rigorous quantitative training. Beyond the classroom, I shall join field trips with Prof. Brush to further my understanding of plants in their natural habitats, and receive personal instructions from Prof. Norman to investigate urbanization as an economic-ecological process. With a combination of abundant research opportunities and a comprehensive interdisciplinary curriculum, I will better understand the relationship between climate change and global environmental sustainability. This, along with involvement in organizations like Students for Environmental Action, will empower me to thrive as a mature professional and leader in this field, who might eventually succeed in giving back the old blue sky to his townsfolk.
留学文书译文（机翻）：
“考虑到空气质量很差，我建议你明天呆在家里，”我母亲昨晚告诉我。看到中国发展最快的大都市深圳连续几天的阴霾，我不禁想起十五年前我第一次搬到这里的时候。放学后，在屋顶上数星星曾经是我最喜欢的消遣。往上看，北斗七星总是指向同一个方向。然而在过去的八年里，无论我多么努力，我都无法重温那些美好的童年记忆。
去年夏天，我获得了深圳建筑研究院的实习机会，该院是一家全国领先的可持续建筑研究院。在它的展览大厅里，我向参观者介绍了新颖的绿色技术，这让我思考如何个人有所作为。后来，在父母（两位有造诣的土木工程师）的帮助下，我计算了我们屋顶的承载力，并设计了一个可靠的复合防水层。这些使我们能够从头开始创建一个屋顶生物群落。夏天，我们不仅有效地使顶层公寓免受阳光直射，而且全年都有新鲜的蔬菜和水果。然而，在最初的兴奋之后，我看到了它的局限性：它只能改善当地的环境。那么，从沙尘暴到烟雾再到空气中的微粒，困扰着现实世界的问题是什么呢？政府正在采取一些措施（从工厂搬迁到交通限制）来弥补快速城市化对自然环境造成的损失，但效果有限。我梦想成为一名能够在很大范围内提出更好选择的决策者，我想要接受的教育必须是一种教育。
经过仔细研究，我相信Whiting工程学院将向我灌输脚踏实地的态度和匹配技能，因为霍普金斯大学希望它的学生“把手弄脏”特别是，我对你们以实践为导向的课程设置很感兴趣，比如新兴的环境问题和技术的道德探索。另一方面，有机会参加著名的克里格艺术与科学学院的选修课将使我能够通过严格的定量训练从不同的角度思考。在课堂之外，我将与Brush教授一起进行实地考察，以进一步了解植物在其自然栖息地中的情况，并接受Norman教授的个人指导，将城市化作为一个经济生态过程进行研究。凭借丰富的研究机会和全面的跨学科课程，我将更好地理解气候变化与全球环境可持续性之间的关系。这一点，再加上参与学生环保行动组织（Students for Environmental Action）等组织，将使我成为这一领域成熟的专业人士和领导者，最终可能成功地将过去的蓝天还给他的城镇居民。
标化条件：GPA 3.8 TOEFL 111 SAT 1530
AADPS老师文书点评：学习目的类留学文书，一般要能在兴趣的基础上升华到对社区社会问题的认识，如果有不错的个人成就和家庭背景也可以顺带提一下。当然最终还是要转到对目标大学项目的了解和匹配度上。
家长感言：很幸运能接受校友的亲身指导。AADPS顾问老师对美国大学申请的深刻了解帮助我们在留学过程中有的放矢，顺利斩获JHU和其他几所名校录取。