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美国大学对课外活动的要求
来源:爱人生的博客  时间:2017-05-21 09:27:22
希望到美国留学的学生及其家长都知道,课外活动在申报美国大学的过程中起到一定的重要作用,但是如何能够让孩子找到适合自己的课外活动,这是让家长和学生感到困惑的一个问题,所以我们必须了解美国大学考察学生课外活动的理由和原因。

下面的资料来自美国College Board的网站,应该具有一定的权威性。我们都知道,许多国际学校为学生提供了许多参加课外活动的机会,但是课外活动更多的是每个孩子自己个性的东西,大学招生官员更希望看到孩子是否从个性化的活动中找到了自我的生存价值和意义。希望下面的内容对大家有所帮助。

请进入College Board网站:Big Future
https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/?affiliateId=cbhomeexp&bannerId=bf
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选择:Extracurricular Matter – To You and To College


这里有耶鲁大学招生主管谈论课外活动的录像:

Do colleges want quality or a quantity of activities?
Jeff Brenzel, Dean of Undergraduate admissions, Yale University
An Admission officer talks about the role of high school activities in an application.

Getting involved in clubs, sports, work or other pursuits outside the classroom can give you new skills and help you learn about yourself — and can be fun.
参与俱乐部、体育、工作或其它课外活动,可以给你新的技能和帮助你了解自己——并且具有乐趣。
Here’s something else you should know: Extra curriculars also play a part when you apply to colleges. Most college applications ask about your activities. That’s because the things you do in your free time reveal a lot about you — in ways that grades and test scores can’t. Your accomplishments outside the classroom show what you’re passionate about and that you have qualities valued by colleges. Here are a few examples:
还有还有一些你应该知道的:在你申请大学的时候课外活动也扮演了一个角色。大多数大学申请会询问你的活动。这是因为你业余时间做的事情,揭示了很多关于你的情况,这些是分数和考试成绩所不能表达的。你课外所取得的成就表达出了你的激情以及和你所具有的大学所重视的素质。下面是几个例子:
• Serving in student government shows that you have leadership skills.
在学生会任职,显示你有领导才能。
• Being on the track team through high school shows that you’re able to make a long-term commitment.
• 参加高中田径队,显示你能做出长期的承诺。
• Doing volunteer work at a hospital shows that you are dedicated to helping others.
在一家医院做志愿者工作,表明你是致力于帮助别人。
• Working a part-time job while keeping your grades up shows that you are responsible and can manage your time.
• 做兼职工作,同时保持你成绩上升,表明你有责任并且能管理你的时间。
Colleges want to know who you are and what you can do. Your activities help you show them. So put down the books and get out there!
大学想知道你是谁,你能做什么。你的活动帮助你展示给他们。所以把书本放下,到外面去!
Your extracurricular activities help you show colleges who you are.
你的课外活动有助于你向大学展示你是谁。
Kinds of Activities
各种活动
Here are the most common kinds of extracurricular activities.
这里是最常见的课外活动。
School Activities
学校的活动
These might include sports teams, special-interest clubs, a school newspaper, music groups and student government.
这些可能包括运动队、特别兴趣俱乐部、学校的报纸,音乐团体和学生会。
Community Activities
社区活动
Examples are community theater, music, and art groups as well as local clubs and sports teams.
例如社区剧场、音乐、艺术团体以及地方俱乐部和运动队。
Work
工作
Internships, summer jobs, part-time work, babysitting, delivering newspapers — it all counts.
实习、暑期工、兼职工作、保姆、送报纸——所有都算数。
Volunteering
志愿服务
This might mean tutoring elementary school kids, helping out at the animal shelter or raising funds for a charity.
这可能是辅导小学里面的孩子们,在动物收容所帮忙,或者为慈善事业筹集资金。 How to Get Started
如何开始
Whether you want to learn more about politics, public speakingor cooking, you can find an activity that will help you explore that interest. Here are some ideas for starting your search:
无论你是想多学些政治、公共演讲还是烹饪,你都能找到一个能帮助你探索兴趣的活动。这里有一些想法,开始你的搜索:
• Ask your friends what groups they belong to.
问你的朋友他们属于哪一组。
• Check your school’s bulletin boards or website.
检查学校的公告板或网站。
• Talk to your school counselor or your teachers about activities.
与你学校的辅导员或老师谈谈有关课外活动。
• If you have a place of worship, find out if it organizes activities.
如果你有一个礼拜的地方,要找出它是否有组织的活动。
• Look into national organizations, such as Junior Achievement, Girl or Boy S couts, and the YMCA or YWCA.
• 看看国家组织,如青年成就会、女孩或男孩童子军,和基督教青年会获女青年会。
• Think about starting your own club or group.
想想建立自己的俱乐部或团体。
Student Stories
学生的故事
As these students found, an extracurricular activity can introduce you to a lifelong passion, give you new perspectives or show you that you can achieve amazing things.
当这些学生发现,课外活动可以把你带入终身的激情,给你以新的视角,或者向你显示你可以实现的惊人事情。
Katie Found a Major Katie, a high school senior, says that after joining her school’s drama club, she finally found something she loves. She’s heading to college to earn a degree in technical theater, where she’ll learn to work behind the scenes to bring plays to life.
凯蒂是一位高中生,她说在她参加学校的戏剧俱乐部之后,她终于找到了自己喜欢的东西。她将要去上大学在技术的剧院获得学位,在那里她将学会在把戏剧带入生活的幕后工作。
Kelsey Expanded Her Horizons Kelsey, a college junior, says that her activity shaped her into the person she is today.
凯尔西,大学低年级学生,她说她的活动塑造了她,让她成为今天的人。
In high school, Kelsey joined a community-based club that focuses on empowering girls. Spending time with the group’s members — who came from diverse backgrounds — helped Kelsey become more open-minded toward people who are different from her. And taking on leadership roles in the organization built Kelsey’s confidence. “The program gave me the opportunity to learn about myself in a positive environment,” she says.
在高中,凯尔西加入了一个以社区为基础的俱乐部,专注于增强女孩的能力。她花时间和该组成员——她们来自不同的背景——帮助凯尔西变得对与她不同的人更加开放。在该组织担任领导角色建立了凯尔西的信心。她说:“这个项目给了我一个机会,让我在一个积极的环境中学习了解我自己。
Ben Learned He Could Make Things Happen Ben, a college freshman, says that his experience made him “realize that the world is full of possibilities.”
本,一位大学新生,他说,他的经验使他“意识到,世界充满了可能性。”
Ben started a charity golf tournament when he was 10 years old to raise money for a local hospital. By the time he graduated from high school, the tournament had raised more than one million dollars.
本在他10岁的时候开始了一个慈善高尔夫球巡回赛,为当地医院筹集资金。到他高中毕业的时候,这一赛事已经筹集了一百万多美元。
作者:张铁光
   

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