美国大学入学申请书范本.docx

1、美国大学入学申请书范本美国大学入学申请书范本 篇一:申请美国大学入学文书范本I guess it was inevitable that Id be on hockey skates at some point in my life, but I did not expect that Id become one of a rare group of female ice hockey officials before I even reached high school. Being born into a family of hockey players and figure skater

2、s, it seemed that my destiny had already been decided.Right from the beginning, my two older brothers and my father strapped me up and threw me onto the ice. I loved it and, in my mind, I was on my way to becoming a female Gretzky! But my mom had to think of something fast to drag her little girl aw

3、ay from this sport of ruffians. Enter my first hot pink figure skating dress! That was all it took to launch fifteen years of competitive figure skating. Even though figure skating soon became my passion, I always had an unsatisfied yearning for ice hockey. It took a great deal of convincing from my

4、 parents that competitive figure skating and ice hockey didnt mix. My compromise became refereeing ice hockey; little did I know that I was beginning an activity that would influence my character and who I am today. When I began, I would only work with my dad and brothers. Everyone was friendly and

5、accepting because I had just started. I soon realized though that to get better I needed to start refereeing with people I wasnt related to, and thats when my experience drastically changed. An apologetic smile and an “Im sorry” wasnt going toget me through games now. As I began officiating higher-l

6、evel games and dealing with more arrogant coaches, I suddenly entered a new male-dominated world, a world I had never experienced before. My confidence was shot, and all I wanted to do was get through each game and be able to leave. Sometimes I was even too scared to skate along the teams benches be

7、cause I would get upset by what the coaches would yell to me. “Do you have a hot date tonight, ref?” was a typical comment that coaches would spit at me during the course of a game. In their eyes, I did not belong on that ice, and they were going to do whatever they could do to make sure no women wa

8、nted to officiate their games. I was determined not to let them chase me off the ice.I made the decision to stand up for myself. I never responded rudely to the coaches, but I did not let them walk all over me and destroy my confidence anymore. I started to act and feel more like the 4-year certifie

9、d Atlantic District Official that I am. There were still a few situations that scared me. One time I called a penalty in a championship game during the third overtime and the team I penalized ended up losing because they got scored on. I knew I had made the right call, even though I was unnerved whe

10、n I saw the losing teams parents waiting for me at my locker room; for the moment I wished I hadnt called that penalty. Although it was scary at the time, I stood my ground and overcame my fears. That was an importantstepping-stone in my officiating career and in my life.After four years of refereei

11、ng, I still cant say its easy. Every game hands me something new and I never know what to expect. Now I have the confidence and preparation to deal with the unexpected, on and off the ice. I now also know to take everything with a grain of salt and not let it get to me. I have learned that life is j

12、ust like being out on the ice; if I am prepared and act with confidence, I will be perceived as confident. These are the little lessons that Im grateful to have learned as a woman referee.Things to Notice About This Essay1. The author tells an interesting story about her experiences as a referee.2.

13、A sense of her personalitydetermination, flexibility, good humorcomes through in the narration.3. Details like “Do you have a hot date tonight, ref?” make the narration memorable (wed love to hear more of these kinds of details).4. The essay needs a faster start. The first paragraph (three sentences

14、) says the same thing in both the first and third sentencesand gives away the essays surprise in the second! A good revision would all of paragraph one and start at paragraph two.5. Theres too much frame here and not enough picture. The essay needs further development, especially about the difficult

15、ies ofbecoming and being a ref, to keep it vivid.6. The author should “dwell” in the meaning of the experience a little more at the end“I wonder aboutI also thinkSometimes I believe.” Significant experiences like this one, woven through many years of the authors life, dont mean just one thingthere a

16、re more insights and lessons to explore here.篇二:申请国外大学的范文和指导除了通用申请的Essay之外,有些学校还提供另外写一篇Essay的机会。有些学校让你在他们提供的题目中作出选择;而有些学校则没有任何限制。比如耶鲁大学的要求非常简单,只是要求你写一篇500单词以内的你想让耶鲁阅读的Essay即可,基本没有任何限制。哈佛大学也是让你自行决定写什么内容、什么题目,只不过给出了几个可能的写作题目建议:a) 你生命中的一个不寻常经历;b) 你在其他国家旅行和生活的经历;c) 对你最具影响力的书;d) 某学术经历(课程、研究项目、论文、或研究课题);e) 过去一年中你读过的一系列图书。请记住,这些只是哈佛建议的题目,决不是要限制你从中挑选,你完全可以自定题目来写。题目样本请提供你的个人自传