加州系统在美国申请中独树一帜，他们引以为傲就是“Nine campuses.One application”。 在UC申请系统填一次申请就能最多申请9所学校。作为加州最大的公立大学系统，疫情之下，UC的学校依然迎来了申请大军。
对于今年申请UC的学生来说，最大的槽点并不是截止日期卡在感恩节假期之后，而是令人头疼的 申请文书写作。今年，申请文书对申请来说更为重要。受到疫情的影响，大家无法参加课外活动和标准化考试。申请材料里，除了没法改变的高中成绩单，自己能努力提升的就是申请文书了。
加州申请系统的申请文书按照问题分为4个小文书，一个是必须回答的问题，其余是从七个问题中选择三个进行回答。先说必答问题：Please describe how you have prepared for your intended major, including your readiness to succeed in your upper-division courses once you enroll at the university. 这个问题是和专业相关的，让学生说明自己为选择的专业所做的准备。如果没有相关的实习或者是活动，学生还可以多写一些和课堂相关的，比如上过哪些课程，自己的兴趣所在之类的。
再看看7选3问题：
1. Describe an example of your leadership experience in which you have positively influenced others, helped resolve disputes, or contributed to group efforts over time.
2. Every person has a creative side, and it can be expressed in many ways: problem solving, original and innovative thinking, and artistically, to name a few. Describe how you express your creative side.
3. What would you say is your greatest talent or skill? How have you developed and demonstrated that talent over time?
4. Describe how you have taken advantage of a significant educational opportunity or worked to overcome an educational barrier you have faced.
5. Describe the most significant challenge you have faced and the steps you have taken to overcome this challenge. How has this challenge affected your academic achievement?
6. What have you done to make your school or your community a better place?
7. Beyond what has already been shared in your application, what do you believe makes you stand out as a strong candidate for admissions to the University of California?
总结一下，每个问题的主题依次是：领导力、创造力、才能、教育机会/障碍、挑战、社区贡献和独特之处。几乎每一个主题都需要参加社交活动才能体现，对于从3月份开始就宅在家里的学生来说简直太难了。为社区做的最大的贡献就是宅在家里了，总不能说在家隔离时撸猫遛狗能体现领导力吧？如果你宅在家里发明了什么新玩法，到时候可以往创造力靠近。虽说是7选3，不知怎么总有一种没得选的感觉。
不要以为只有留学生为了文书绞尽脑汁，美国本土的学生也是苦不堪言。很多学生都表示今年的文书真的太难了，实在没的写。不论如何，相信申请UC的各位小伙伴已经到了最后冲刺的阶段。在这里，建议大家最后检查和完善申请材料，尽快提交申请！更多美国大学申请资讯，欢迎继续关注我们！
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