冲击美本TOP院校的同学们注意！补充文书题目汇总来啦！

各位准备冲击美本TOP院校的同学们注意啦！随着申请季的到来，顶尖名校们开始更新自己的补充文书题目了。今天就给同学们全部汇总出来，赶紧收藏好！

普林斯顿大学（U.S.News全美#1）

哈佛大学（U.S.News全美#3）

耶鲁大学（U.S.News全美#3）

斯坦福大学（U.S.News全美#3）

芝加哥大学（U.S.News全美#6）

宾夕法尼亚大学（U.S.News全美#7）

约翰霍普金斯大学（U.S.News全美#7）

加州理工学院（U.S.News全美#9）

杜克大学（U.S.News10）

西北大学（U.S.News全美#10）

24Fall顶尖美本文书更新汇总

01

普林斯顿大学

U.S.News全美#1

普林斯顿大学今年的文书题目由两部分组成，分别是主文书题目以及补充文书部分。

主文书是新增部分，内容是“申请者的生活经历是如何塑造申请者的”，要求500字以内。另外补充文书由三部分组成，分别申请专业方向的、综述类问题以及简答题。

第一部分 申请专业方向类问题

For A.B. Degree Applicants or Those Who Are Undecided

As a research institution that also prides itself on its liberal arts curriculum, Princeton allows students to explore areas across the humanities and the arts, the natural sciences, and the social sciences. What academic areas most pique your curiosity, and how do the programs offered at Princeton suit your particular interests? (Please respond in 250 words or fewer.）

大意：普林斯顿大学是一所研究型大学，同时也以文科课程为傲，学生可以在人文艺术、自然科学和社会科学等领域进行探索。哪些学术领域最能激起您的好奇心，普林斯顿大学提供的课程如何满足您的特殊兴趣？（250词以内）。

For B.S.E Degree Applicants

Please describe why you are interested in studying engineering at Princeton. Include any of your experiences in or exposure to engineering, and how you think the programs offered at the University suit your particular interests. (Please respond in 250 words or fewer.) 大意：请描述您为什么对在普林斯顿学习工程学感兴趣。包括您在工程学方面的任何经历或接触，以及您认为普林斯顿大学提供的课程如何符合您的特定兴趣。（250词以内）。

第二部分 综述类问题

Your Voice
Princeton values community and encourages students, faculty, staff and leadership to engage in respectful conversations that can expand their perspectives and challenge their ideas and beliefs. As a prospective member of this community, reflect on how your lived experiences will impact the conversations you will have in the classroom, the dining hall or other campus spaces. What lessons have you learned in life thus far? What will your classmates learn from you? In short, how has your lived experience shaped you?  (Please respond in 500 words or fewer.)

大意：普林斯顿重视社区，鼓励学生、教职员工和领导层参与相互尊重的对话，从而拓展他们的视野，挑战他们的想法和信念。作为这个社区的未来成员，请思考你的生活经历将如何影响你在教室、食堂或其他校园场所的对话。迄今为止，你在生活中学到了哪些经验教训？你的同学会从你身上学到什么？简而言之，你的生活经历是如何塑造你的？（500词以内）。

第三部分 简答题

题目1

Princeton has a longstanding commitment to understanding our responsibility to society through service and civic engagement. How does your own story intersect with these ideals? (Please respond in 250 words or fewer.)

大意：普林斯顿长期致力于通过服务和公民参与来理解我们对社会的责任。你自己的故事与这些理想有何交集？（250词以内）。

题目2

More About You

Please respond to each question in 50 words or fewer. There are no right or wrong answers. Be yourself!：

大意：请在50词内回答每个问题。答案没有对错之分，做你自己！

What is a new skill you would like to learn in college?

大意：你想在大学里学习什么新技能？

What brings you joy?

大意：什么能给你带来快乐？

What song represents the soundtrack of your life at this moment?

大意：此时此刻，哪首歌能代表你生活的原声带（初心体验）？

02

哈佛大学

U.S.News 全美#3

今年哈佛大学的文书题目与去年自定义主题进行写作不同，要求申请者回答5个简答题，分别是：

01 Harvard has long recognized the importance of enrolling a diverse student body. How will the life experiences that shape who you are today enable you to contribute to Harvard? (200 words)

大意：哈佛大学早就认识到招收多元化学生群体的重要性。塑造了今天的你的人生经历将如何帮助你为哈佛做出贡献?

02 Briefly describe an intellectual experience that was important to you. (200 words)

大意：简要描述一次对你来说很重要的智力体验经历。

03 Briefly describe any of your extracurricular activities, employment experience, travel, or family responsibilities that have shaped who you are. (200 words)

大意：简要描述塑造您身份的任何课外活动、工作经历、旅行或家庭责任。

04 How do you hope to use your Harvard education in the future? (200 words)

大意：您希望将来如何利用您在哈佛所接受的教育？

05 Top 3 things your roommates might like to know about you. (200 words)

大意：你的室友可能会想了解关于你的三件事。

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耶鲁大学

U.S.News 全美#3

今年耶鲁大学的附加文书题目内容发生了一些改变：简答题第二题和第三题更换了新的题目；必答文书第一道题目和第二道题目发生了细微的改变，新增了第三题。

必答简答题

耶鲁大学针对不同的申请平台有不同的文书要求。首先，对所有平台的申请者，都需回答的问题有3个：

Students at Yale have time to explore their academic interests before committing to one or more major fields of study. Many students either modify their original academic direction or change their minds entirely. As of this moment, what academic areas seem to fit your interests or goals most comfortably？Please indicate up to three from the list provided.

大意：耶鲁大学的学生在致力于一个或多个主要学术领域之前，有足够的时间探索他们的学术兴趣。许多学生要么修改他们原来的学术方向，要么完全改变。到目前为止，哪些学术领域最适合您的兴趣或目标？请从提供的列表中指出，最多三个。

Tell us about a topic or idea that excites you and is related to one or more academic areas you selected above. Why are you drawn to it？(200 words or fewer）

大意：告诉我们一个与你上面选择的一个或多个学术领域相关的让你兴奋的话题或想法。告诉我们你为什么被它吸引?(200字以内)

What is it about Yale that has led you to apply？(125 words or fewer)

大意：你申请耶鲁的原因是什么？(125字以内)

申请简答题

Coalition App或者 Common App的申请人，还需要再回答以下简答题：（200字符，约35个单词以内）

What inspires you?

大意：什么在启发你？（人、事情...）

If you could teach any college course, write a book, or create an original piece of art of any kind, what would it be?

大意：如果你能教一门大学课程，写一本书，或者创作一件原创艺术作品，那会是什么?

Other than a family member, who is someone who has had a significant influence on you? What has been the impact of their influence?What is something about you that is not included anywhere else in your application?

大意：你的家庭成员谁对你的影响最重要？是哪方面的影响？在你的申请中，有哪些方面是其他地方没有提及的?

提交Coalition Application或Common Application的申请人需要回答以下问题之一，字数不超过400字：

Reflect on a time you discussed an issue important to you with someone holding an opposing view. Why did you find the experience meaningful?

大意：回想一次你和持相反观点的人讨论对你来说很重要的问题。为什么你觉得这段经历很有意义?

Reflect on your membership in a community to which you feel connected. Why is this community meaningful to you? You may define community however you like.

大意：回想一下你在一个与你联系紧密的社区中的成员身份。为什么这个社区对你有意义?你可以根据自己的喜好定义社区。

Reflect on an element of your personal experience that you feel will enrich your college. How has it shaped you?

大意：回想你个人经历中你认为会丰富你大学生活的一个因素。它是如何塑造你的?

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斯坦福大学

U.S.News 全美#3

斯坦福大学今年的文书部分分为两个部分，一部分是short essay以及简答题。

所有斯坦福大学的一年级申请者都必须完成3道斯坦福特有的短文Short Essays(每篇文章100至250字)，其中第3道是今年的新题目，简答题Short Questions第五题也发生了变化。

第一部分 short essay

The Stanford community is deeply curious and driven to learn in and out of the classroom. Reflect on an idea or experience that makes you genuinely excited about learning. (100 to 250 words)

大意：斯坦福大学的社区内学生对于课堂内外的学习都充满了好奇与渴望。回想一个真正让你对学习兴奋的经历以及想法。

Virtually all of Stanford's undergraduates live on campus. Write a note to your future roommate that reveals something about you or that will help your roommate – and us – know you better.

大意：大部分斯坦福大学的本科学生都会住在校园内，写一条给你未来室友的便条，透过当中的信息让你的室友和校方更好地了解你。

Please describe what aspects of your life experiences, interests and character would help you make a distinctive contribution as an undergraduate to Stanford University. *New this year

大意：请描述您的生活经历、兴趣和性格的哪些方面将帮助您作为斯坦福大学的本科生做出独特的贡献。这是今年的新题目。

第二部分 简答题（最多50字）

What is the most significant challenge that society faces today?

大意：当今社会当前面临的最大挑战是什么？

How did you spend your last two summers?

大意：过去两个暑假你是怎样度过的？

What historical moment or event do you wish you could have witnessed?

大意：你希望亲眼目睹什么历史时刻或事件?

Briefly elaborate on one of your extracurricular activities, a job you hold, or responsibilities you have for your family.

大意：简单地阐述你的一项课外活动，你从事的一项工作，或者你对家庭的一项责任。

List five things that are important to you.

大意：列出对你来说重要的五件事。

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芝加哥大学

U.S.News 全美#6

芝加哥大学今年的文书题目分为两部分，第一部分为必答；第二部分提供了7个Extended Essay而非往年的六选一。

Question 1 必答Required

How does the University of Chicago, as you know it now, satisfy your desire for a particular kind of learning, community, and future? Please address with some specificity your own wishes and how they relate to UChicago.

大意：就你现在所知，芝加哥大学如何满足你对学习氛围、社区和未来的期望?请具体说明你自己的愿望以及它们与芝加哥大学的关系。

Question 2: 拓展性论文 (必填，选择一个)

Exponents and square roots, pencils and erasers, beta decay and electron capture. Name two things that undo each other and explain why both are necessary.

大意：指数和平方根，铅笔和橡皮，β衰变和电子捕获。说出两件相互undo的事情，并解释为什么它们都是必要的。

“Where have all the flowers gone?” – Pete Seeger. Pick a question from a song title or lyric and give it your best answer.

大意：《Where Have All The Flowers Gone》是皮特·西格演唱的一首歌曲。从歌名或歌词中选择一个问题，然后给出最好的答案。

“Vlog,” “Labradoodle,” and “Fauxmage.” Language is filled with portmanteaus. Create a new portmanteau and explain why those two things are a “patch” (perfect match).

大意：“ Vlog " "Labradoodle"和" Fauxmage "语言中充满了混合词(由另外两个词的结尾连接而成)。创造一个新的混合词，并解释为什么这两个词可以完美匹配。

A jellyfish is not a fish. Cat burglars don’t burgle cats. Rhode Island is not an island. Write an essay about some other misnomer, and either come up with and defend a new name for it or explain why its inaccurate name should be kept.

大意：水母不是鱼。飞贼不会偷猫。罗德岛不是一个岛。写一篇关于其他一些用词不当的文章，要么为它想出一个新名字并为之辩护，要么解释为什么应该保留它不准确的名字。

Despite their origins in the Gupta Empire of India or Ancient Egypt, games like chess or bowling remain widely enjoyed today. What modern game do you believe will withstand the test of time, and why?

大意：尽管它们起源于印度笈多帝国或古埃及，但象棋或保龄球等游戏至今仍广受欢迎。你认为哪款现代游戏能够经受住时间的考验?为什么?

There are unwritten rules that everyone follows or has heard at least once in their life. But of course, some rules should be broken or updated. What is an unwritten rule that you wish didn’t exist? (Our custom is to have five new prompts each year, but this year we decided to break with tradition. Enjoy!)

大意：每个人一生中都遵循或至少听过一次不成文的规则。当然，有些规则应该被打破或更新。什么是你希望不存在的不成文规则?(我们的习惯是每年有五个新的提示，但今年我们决定打破传统，享受变化吧!)

And, as always… the classic choose your own adventure option! In the spirit of adventurous inquiry, choose one of our past prompts (or create a question of your own). Be original, creative, thought provoking. Draw on your best qualities as a writer, thinker, visionary, social critic, sage, citizen of the world, or future citizen of the University of Chicago; take a little risk, and have fun!

大意：接下来，是经典的冒险题目。以勇敢探究的精神，从我们过往的题目里选择一个，或者自拟一个题目，要具有原创性和创造力，引人思考。展现你作为作家，思想家，畅想家，社会评论家，贤哲，世界公民或芝加哥大学未来成员的特质；冒冒险，祝你玩得开心！

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宾夕法尼亚大学

U.S.News 全美#7

为了区分各学院的差异，宾西法尼亚今年的文书除了保留以往的感谢信环节以外，各学院也有自己的文书要求。

必选 感谢信

Write a short thank-you note to someone you have not yet thanked and would like to acknowledge. (We encourage you to share this note with that person, if possible, and reflect on the experience!) (150-200 words)*

大意：给那些你还没有感谢过但想要感谢的人写一封简短的感谢信。(如果可能的话，我们鼓励你与那个人分享这篇文章，并反思一下你的经历!)(150-200字)*

How will you explore community at Penn? Consider how Penn will help shape your perspective, and how your experiences and perspective will help shape Penn. (150-200 words)*

大意：你将如何探索宾大的社区?考虑宾夕法尼亚大学将如何帮助你塑造自己的观点，以及你的经历和观点将如何帮助塑造宾夕法尼亚大学。(150-200字)*

各学院的特定文书题目

宾大文理学院

The flexible structure of The College of Arts and Sciences’ curriculum is designed to inspire exploration, foster connections, and help you create a path of study through general education courses and a major.  What are you curious about and how would you take advantage of opportunities in the arts and sciences？ (150-200 words）

文理学院灵活的课程结构旨在激发探索，促进联系，并帮助你通过通识教育课程和专业创建学习路径。你对什么感到好奇？你会如何利用艺术和科学方面的机会？（150 - 200字）

沃顿商学院

Wharton prepares its students to make an impact by applying business methods and economic theory to real-world problems, including economic, political, and social issues.  Please reflect on a current issue of importance to you and share how you hope a Wharton education would help you to explore it.  (150-200 words）

沃顿商学院通过将商业方法和经济理论应用于现实世界的问题，包括经济、政治和社会问题，培养学生发挥影响力。请反思一个当前对你来说很重要的问题，并分享你希望沃顿商学院的教育如何帮助你探索这个问题。(150 - 200字）

工程与应用科学学院

Penn Engineering prepares its students to become leaders in technology, by combining a strong foundation in the natural sciences and mathematics, exploration in the liberal arts, and depth of study in focused disciplinary majors.  Please share how you hope to explore your engineering interests at Penn.  (150-200 words)

宾夕法尼亚大学工程学院通过将自然科学 和数学的坚实基础、文科的探索和重点学科专业的深度学习相结合，为学生成为技术领域的领导者做好准备。请分享你希望如何在宾大探索你的工程兴趣。(150 - 200字)

护理学院

Penn Nursing intends to meet the health needs of society in a global and multicultural world by preparing its students to impact healthcare by advancing science and promoting equity. What do you think this means for the future of nursing, and how do you see yourself contributing to our mission of promoting equity in healthcare？(150-200 words）

宾夕法尼亚大学护理学院旨在满足全球和多元文化世界中社会的健康需求，为学生做好准备，通过推进科学和促进公平来影响医疗保健。你认为这对护理的未来意味着什么？你又如何看待自己为我们促进医疗公平的使命做出的贡献？

07

约翰霍普金斯大学

U.S.News 全美#7

JHU也换掉了过去的补充申请文书题目，新题目如下：

Tell us about an aspect of your identity (eg. race, gender, sexuality, religion, community, etc…) or a life experience that has shaped you as an individual and how that influenced what you’d like to pursue in college at Hopkins.  (This can be a future goal or experience that is either academic, extracurricular or social).  300 word limit (though currently the Common App provides 350 words for students to respond to this prompt).

大意：请分享你身份的一个方面（如种族、性别、性取向、宗教、社区等）或者一个塑造你这个人的生活经历，以及这是如何影响你在约翰霍普金斯大学的求学规划（可以是未来的目标或者学术、课外活动或社交活动）。

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加州理工学院

U.S.News 全美#9

加州理工学院2024fall申请季的文书题目包括四部分，必答学术问题、必答简答题、可选简答题、可选学术简答题，具体内容如下：

必答学术问题

Because of the rigorous courses in the core curriculum, Caltech students don't declare a major until the end of their first year. However, some students arrive knowing which academic fields and areas already most excite them, or which novel fields and areas they most want to explore.

If you had to choose an area of interest or two today, what would you choose? Why did you choose that area of interest? (Max: 200 words)

大意：由于核心课程的严格要求，加州理工学院的学生在第一学年结束前不会选择专业。然而，有些学生来到这里时，已经知道哪些学术领域让他们最感兴趣，或者哪些新颖的领域是他们最想探索的。

如果你今天必须选择一个或两个感兴趣的领域，你会选择什么?你为什么选择这个感兴趣的领域?(最多200字)

必答简答题

At Caltech, we investigate some of the most challenging, fundamental problems in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Identify and describe two STEM-related experiences from your high school years, either in or out of the classroom, and tell us how and why they activated your curiosity. What about them made you want to learn more and explore further? (Min: 100/Max: 200 words for each experience)

大意：在加州理工学院，我们研究科学、技术、工程和数学中一些最具挑战性的基本问题。找出并描述你高中时期的两次与STEM相关的经历，无论是在课内还是在课外，并告诉我们它们是如何以及为什么激发了你的好奇心。是什么让你想要学习更多，探索得更远?(每段经历最少100字/最多200字)

The creativity, inventiveness, and innovation of Caltech's students, faculty, and researchers have won Nobel Prizes and put rovers on Mars. But Techers also imagine smaller scale innovations every day, from new ways to design solar cells to how to 3D print dorm decor. How have you been a creator, inventor, or innovator in your own life? (Min: 200 / Max: 250)

大意：加州理工学院的学生、教师和研究人员的创造力、发明能力和创新能力获得了诺贝尔奖，并将火星车送上了火星。但老师们每天也在设想更小规模的创新，从设计太阳能电池的新方法到如何3D打印宿舍装饰。在你自己的生活中，你是如何成为一个创造者、发明家或创新者的?(最少200字/最多250字)

Caltech's mission – to cultivate learning, discovery, and innovation for the benefit of humanity – relies on its community members embracing fundamental Caltech values:
Openness and enthusiasm for having preconceptions challenged
Respect and appreciation for the idea that, while we are all members of the same community, the opportunities we've had to develop, showcase, and apply our talents have not been equal
Passion for the ideal that science can and should meaningfully improve the lives of others
Share what one or more of these values evokes for you. (Min: 200 / Max: 400)

大意：加州理工学院的使命——培养学习、发现和创新，造福人类——依赖于其社区成员信奉加州理工学院的基本价值观:
对挑战先入之见的开放和热情
尊重和欣赏这样一种理念:虽然我们都是同一个社区的成员，但我们发展、展示和应用自己才能的机会并不平等
对科学能够而且应该有意义地改善他人生活这一理想的热情
分享其中一项或多项价值观对您的启发。（最少200字/最多400字）

可选学术简答题

OPTIONAL: Have you had any extenuating circumstances (such as limited course selection or disruptions), that have affected your coursework, but that are not described elsewhere in your application? If so, tell us about them here.
Some Caltech applicants engage in STEM competitions locally, nationally, or internationally (eg., AIME, Science Olympiad, International Science Olympiads). If you have received any STEM honors or awards, list them here (with scores, if applicable).

可选:你是否有需要说明的情况(如课程选择有限或中断)，影响了你的课程，但没有在你的申请中其他地方描述?如果有，请在这里告诉我们。
一些加州理工学院的申请者参加当地、全国或国际的STEM学术活动。AIME，科学奥林匹克，国际科学奥林匹克。如果您获得过任何STEM荣誉或奖项，请在此处列出(如果可以，请附上分数)

可选简答题

If there are aspects of your life or social or personal identity that you feel are not captured elsewhere in this application, please tell us about them below. (Max: 150 words)

如果你觉得你的生活或社会或个人身份的某些方面在本申请的其他地方没有被捕捉到，请在告诉我们。(最多150字)

When not surveying the stars, peering through microscopes, or running through marathons of coding, Caltech students pursue an eclectic array of interests that range from speed-cubing to participating in varsity athletics to reading romance novels. What is a favorite interest or hobby, and why does it bring you joy? (Max: 100 words)

加州理工学院的学生除了观察星星、用显微镜观察或者跑马拉松式的编程之外，他们的兴趣爱好五花八门，从速成立方体到参加校队的田径运动，再到阅读浪漫小说。你最喜欢的兴趣或爱好是什么?为什么它能给你带来快乐?(最多100字)

Did you have a hard time narrowing it down to just one interest or hobby? We understand – Caltech students like to stay busy, too – tell us about another hobby or interest! (Max: 50 words)

你是否很难将它缩小到一个兴趣或爱好?我们理解——加州理工学院的学生也喜欢忙碌——告诉我们你的其他爱好或兴趣吧!(最多50字)

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杜克大学

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所有2023-24杜克大学文书题目包含了必选题以及可选题。

必选题

What is your sense of Duke as a university and a community, and why do you consider it a good match for you?  If there's something in particular about our offerings that attracts you, feel free to share that as well. (250 word limit)*

作为一所大学和一个社区，你对杜克大学的感觉如何?为什么你认为它很适合你?如果我们有什么特别吸引你的地方，你也可以随意分享。(250字)

可选题

以下问题对于所有2023-24年的申请者来说都是可选的。有五个可选问题，最多可以选择两个(每篇250字)。

We believe a wide range of personal perspectives, beliefs, and lived experiences are essential to making Duke a vibrant and meaningful living and learning community. Feel free to share with us anything in this context that might help us better understand you and what you might bring to our community.

我们相信广泛的个人观点、信仰以及生活经验让杜克的学习生活更加有意义。请及时和我们分享你的观点，以便我们更好地了解你能为我们的社区带来什么观点。

Tell us about an intellectual experience in the past two years that you found absolutely fascinating.

告诉我们关于你在过去两年当中让你很惊艳的一次很聪明的经历。

We believe there is benefit in sharing and sometimes questioning our beliefs or values; who do you agree with on the big important things, or who do you have your most interesting disagreements with? What are you agreeing or disagreeing about?

我们相信分享和优势对于我们的信仰和价值观是有益的；在一件很重要的事情你同意谁的观点？或者你与谁有最有意思的分歧？你同意或者不同意什么？

We recognize that “fitting in” in all the contexts we live in can sometimes be difficult. Duke values all kinds of differences and believes they make our community better. Feel free to tell us any ways in which you’re different, and how that has affected you or what it means to you.

我们认识到“融入”在我们所有生活环境当中有时会挺困难的。杜克认为，各种差异能让社会变得更加好。请告诉我们你的不同，以及他们是如何影响你或者对你意味着什么？

Duke’s commitment to inclusion and belonging includes sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression. Feel free to share with us more about how your identity in this context has meaning for you as an individual or as a member of a community.

杜克对于归属感和包容性的承诺包含性取向、性别认同、性别表达。请告诉我们你的性别作为个人或者社会的一员当中意味这什么？

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西北大学

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In the Northwestern Writing Supplement, we ask students to explain why they would like to attend Northwestern. This question is intentionally open-ended. You may choose one or several aspects of Northwestern to focus your writing, though the majority of the essay’s content should relate to your own interests or experiences

在西北大学附加文书中，要求学生解释为什么他们想就读西北大学。这个问题是开放式的。你可以选择西北大学的一个或几个方面来集中你的写作，尽管文书的大部分内容应该与你自己的兴趣或经历相关。

小结

那么以上就是关于美本顶尖院校的文书题目更新啦！文书写作上切忌过度考究用词，多去琢磨如何把自己的事情写具体，写形象，充分展示自己，匹配学校风格。最后祝同学们成功拿下梦校offer啦！