2024美本申请季正式启动！西北大学不再强制要求主文书！

最近，美国大学的本科招生政策再次发生了重大变革！西北大学，这所一直以来在U.S.News全美综合排名中稳定处于前十的学府，宣布了一项惊人决定：不再强制要求申请者递交主文书，而只要求完成一定数量的小文书即可。

目前，西北大学已经迅速将申请系统（包括Common App和Coalition）中的主文书要求改为“Optional”（可选）。这意味着申请者可以根据个人情况自行选择是否递交主文书。对于具体的政策细节，让我们一起来了解一下！

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西北大学发布声明称：我们已经制定了一份补充文书，旨在帮助我们更好地了解申请者在高中阶段的经历，并预想您如何成为一名符合西北大学学生群体特征的学生。补充文书的题目涉及到我们认为对于构建2028届西北大学新生群体至关重要的领域。然而，如果您认为这些题目能最好地讲述您想要分享的故事，您完全可以自由地重新利用您为其他申请撰写的文章（包括我们不再要求提供的Common/Coalition Application个人陈述）。

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西北大学补充文书要求

既然西北大学主文书变成可选的了，补充文书的重要性不言而喻。那么补充文书又是如何要求的呢？

1、所有通过Common App或Coalition系统申请的学生，需要回答下面这个问题（必选），要求不超过300字或者更少。

We want to be sure we’re considering your application in the context of your personal experiences: What aspects of your background, your identity, or your school, community, and/or household settings have most shaped how you see yourself engaging in Northwestern’s community, be it academically, extracurricularly, culturally, politically, socially, or otherwise?

2、选答题：5个题目中选择1-2个题目，不超过200字。

1）Painting “The Rock” is a tradition at Northwestern that invites all forms of expression—students promote campus events or extracurricular groups, support social or activist causes, show their Wildcat spirit (what we call “Purple Pride”), celebrate their culture, and more. What would you paint on The Rock, and why?

2）Northwestern fosters a distinctively interdisciplinary culture. We believe discovery and innovation thrive at the intersection of diverse ideas, perspectives, and academic interests. Within this setting, if you could dream up an undergraduate class, research project, or creative effort (a start-up, a design prototype, a performance, etc.), what would it be? Who might be some ideal classmates or collaborators?

3）Community and belonging matter at Northwestern. Tell us about one or more communities, networks, or student groups you see yourself connecting with on campus.

4）Northwestern’s location is special: on the shore of Lake Michigan, steps from downtown Evanston, just a few miles from Chicago. What aspects of our location are most compelling to you, and why?

5）Northwestern is a place where people with diverse backgrounds from all over the world can study, live, and talk with one another. This range of experiences and viewpoints immeasurably enriches learning. How might your individual background contribute to this diversity of perspectives in Northwestern’s classrooms and around our campus?

以上就是西北大学补充文书题目，从这些题目的设计中，更能看出西北大学希望招收能为社区做贡献、有思想、跨学科的优秀申请者，这是主文书所不能满足的，所以大家一定要重视补充文书的创作。

申请者应该怎么做呢？

答案很简单：提交！大部分学校的标准化成绩都是“可选”的，但越来越多的学生选择提交，因为主文书也是一样。尤其对于TOP20的学校来说，主文书是必须要写的。如果你还在申请其他学校，主文书是不容忽视的一部分，所以在申请西北大学时，没有理由不提交主文书，除非你的主文书素材已经被用于补充文书。

尽管这个细微的变化看似微不足道，但它却非常重要。它提醒着所有的申请者：补充文书至关重要，很可能就是决定你是否被录取的关键素材。