得州申请系统 ApplyTexas
得克萨斯州建立了自己的申请系统ApplyTexas,包含得州的60余所高校。此外该系统不仅支持本科申请,还支持研究生申请。
当然,得州的大学很多并非只能通过该系统申请,比如得州大学奥斯汀分校可通过ApplyTexas和Coalition App进行申请。
针对不同的入学学期,ApplyTexas中给出了A、B、C三个论文题目,各学校可自行规定申请者提交其中一个。
相对其他几个申请系统来说,ApplyTexas在页面感觉上相对陈旧。
加州大学申请系统
加州大学(University of California)有自己独立的一套申请系统,申请加州大学的九所分校均需通过该系统完成。
加州大学2019-2020年的申请系统也已于8月1日开放。UC申请系统要求申请者从8个问题中选出4个进行回答,每个问题的回答不超过350词。
UC申请系统 2019-2020 Personal insight questions
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. Think about an academic subject that inspires you. Describe how you have furthered this interest inside and/or outside of the classroom.
7. What have you done to make your school or your community a better place?
8. 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?
除了上面介绍的几种申请系统外,也有一些学校要求申请者在自己的网站上进行申请,如麻省理工学院(MyMIT)和乔治城大学(Georgetown Application)。