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CAAS是什么?
CAAS,英文全称是the Coalition for Access, Affordability and Success。由美国83所高校共同创建的一个新的大学申请系统-联盟申请系统。意在建立一个提供更多升学机会、让更多学生能够接受大学教育并获得学术成功的申请联盟。
目前已经宣布加入这个系统的大学包括所有常青藤盟校,如哈佛、普林斯顿、耶鲁,以及很多久负盛名的文理学院,还有加州理工学院、杜克大学等。哈佛耶鲁等80+所大学采用新申请系统 9年级就能建立申请档案柜了!
去年开始正式接受学生申请的新系统CAAS平台截止目前宣布,2017/2018申请季将有116所院校用该系统接受本科新生申请,这其中包括42所文理学院和74所综合性大学。需要注意的是,其中有3所大学指定只接受学生通过CAAS系统递交申请,它们分别是:弗罗里达大学(University of Florida)马里兰帕克分校(University of Maryland--College Park)华盛顿大学 西雅图(Universityof Washington-Seattle)
另外,CAAS在之前公布了2017-2018年度的申请文书。与Common App相比,CAAS的文书题目更贴近学生的生活,更加关注学生的成长,以及挖掘学生内在的潜力和深层的想法。CAAS系统提供了5个题目,可以选择一个来写,字数在300-400之间。
PROMPT #1
Tell a story from your life, describing an experience that either demonstrates your character or helped to shape it.
讲述你的个人经历,描述这段经历如何塑造或展示你的个性品质。
PROMPT #2
Describe a time when you made a meaningful contribution to others in which the greater good was your focus. Discuss the challenges and rewards of making your contribution.
描述你对他人做的有意义的贡献以及过程中你遇到的挑战和得到的收获。
PROMPT #3
Has there been a time when you’ve had a long-cherished or accepted belief challenged? How did you respond? How did the challenge affect your beliefs?
你有没有这样的时候:长久以来坚持的信念受到质疑或挑战。你作何应对?这次挑战如何影响你的观念?
PROMPT #4
What is the hardest part of being a teenager now? What’s the best part? What advice would you give a younger sibling or friend (assuming they would listen to you)?
当今作为一名青少年,最困难的方面是什么?最好的方面呢?你会给比你年幼的弟弟妹妹或朋友什么建议(假设他们会乖乖听你说教)?
PROMPT #5
Submit an essay on a topic of your choice.题目自拟
题目自拟有好也有坏。好处是可以自由发挥,对 creative writing感兴趣的学生可以通过这道题充分发挥;坏处是,没有引导和框架,学生可能很难掌控。
事实上,无论你选择Common App,还是CAAS申请系统,都可以发现,学校对于学生较长时间内的个人成长和经历变的更为关注。从9年级到12年级,从时间管理、学业规划到成长经历,学校在多方位的考量申请者,因此对于有留学计划的同学,我们一再敲黑板提醒大家,提早规划非常重要!!
当然大多数的CAAS成员学校仍接受Common App和学校平台申请,那么选择哪种申请方式更有利呢?就像SAT和ACT考试一样,没有哪所学校更倾向于一种考试成绩,所以不要认为选择CAAS会比选择Common App更有优势,反之亦然。
最后,附上接受CAAS申请的学校名单,仅供参考:
Allegheny College |
American University |
Amherst College |
Bates College |
Beloit College |
Binghamton University - State University of New York |
Bowdoin College |
Bryn Mawr College |
Caltech |
Carleton College |
Carroll University |
Case Western Reserve University |
Claremont McKenna College |
Clemson University |
Colby College |
Colgate University |
College of New Jersey |
College of the Holy Cross |
College of Wooster |
Colorado College |
Columbia University |
Dartmouth College |
Davidson College |
Denison University |
Drew University |
Duke University |
Elon University |
Emory University |
Florida State University |
Franklin and Marshall College |
Georgia Institute of Technology |
Hamilton College |
Harvard University |
Haverford College |
Indiana University - Bloomington |
James Madison University |
Johns Hopkins University |
Juniata College |
Kenyon College |
Lycoming College |
Manhattan College |
Marist College |
Miami University - Ohio |
Michigan State University |
Middlebury College |
Mount Holyoke College |
North Carolina State University at Raleigh |
North Central College |
Northeastern University |
Northwestern University |
Oberlin College |
The Ohio State University |
Penn State |
Pomona College |
Princeton University |
Purdue University |
Ramapo College of New Jersey |
Reed College |
Rice University |
Rutgers University - New Brunswick |
Rutgers University - Newark |
Saint Michael's College |
Salem College |
Simmons College |
Skidmore College |
Smith College |
Southern Methodist University |
St. Mary's University |
St. Olaf College |
Stanford University |
State University of New York - University at Albany |
State University of New York - University at Buffalo |
State University of New York - College at Geneseo |
Stetson University |
Stony Brook University |
Swarthmore College |
Sweet Briar College |
Texas A&M University |
Trinity University |
Tufts University |
Union College |
University of Arizona |
University of Chicago |
University of Connecticut |
University of Dayton |
University of Florida |
University of Georgia |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
University of Iowa |
University of Kentucky |
University of Mary Washington |
University of Maryland - College Park |
University of Michigan |
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities |
University of Montana |
University of New Hampshire |
University of New Mexico |
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
University of Notre Dame |
University of Pennsylvania |
University of Pittsburgh |
University of Richmond |
University of Rochester |
University of South Carolina |
University of Tampa |
University of Vermont |
University of Washington |
Vanderbilt University |
Vassar College |
Villanova University |
Wake Forest University |
Washington University in St. Louis |
Wellesley College |
Wesleyan University |
Williams College |
Yale University |