[申请大学] 来自哈佛的申请建议（适合留美高中生）（一）

College Application Strategies from Harvard Admission Officers5 ^, C0 Q8 {' _; o$ M/ Q Strategy 1: Flaunt Your Talent and Get Recruited         This chapter is all about playing to your strengths. From athletics to the arts, it is crucial that those who excel in one particular field show how that success has carried over to various other aspects of their lives. The key here is balance. In this chapter, we see students who have developed drive and discipline through their various activities and have channeled that energy from the field and the stage into the classroom as well as into the community. These students got Harvard’s attention by making headlines and making solid connections with their future coaches and teammates.& z& e  n3 V0 h; W/ o9 Y         There are various approaches for using your skill or athletic ability to your advantage. A lot of these students showed that they could balance various activities and excel at all of them. For instance, Mary Serdakowski and Gareth James Doran both discussed their abilities to balance sports and academics in their application, and how the discipline they developed through in their sport transferred into everything else they did. Another strategy is to include supplementary materials in your application, while Bong Ihn Koh attached a resume that solely featured his musical achievements to his regular resume and application. Finally, get recruited! Zak Farkes and Aliaa Remtilla got themselves on the Harvard coaches’ radar screens early so that they could meet future teammates and prepare their applications appropriately.  {* I4 R  }0 u8 L* b& U' ~+ d         This strategy is not for everyone. It is important that you have a realistic notion of how talented you are in a given field before you choose to make that the focus of your application process. As you’ll see here, even national champions made sure they were well balanced in all areas. If you are a state or national champion in your chosen activity, you are a very good candidate for this strategy. 4 i' F. ~9 B+ r, t         Make sure you speak to your college counselor and other mentors to get an accurate assessment, however, of how much you should focus on your talent. If you choose to pursue this route, you should do the following:( m6 s5 G3 S* S4 B) X* u( y         -Include supplementary materials (practice or performed videos, CDs, portfolios, newspaper clippings).         -Contact the coach/team/activity advisor early on and in person, if possible.* `; E; Y; d' Y         -Network with others in your field to get contacts at the college and elsewhere who can help you out.         -Find a mentor to help you through the application process.         -BALANCE! Choose one medium (essay, interview, etc.), to showcase another side of yourself.) r! ^6 v% u- g# D* \         Harvard loves students who are extremely talented and will achieve further greatness on campus, so flaunt your talent, but make sure that you show that you can contribute to the college in a variety of other ways as well. ----<How They Got Into Harvard> <How They Got Into Harvard>这本书是针对美国学生的，所以我觉得这里面所介绍的经验对在美国读高中的同学会有用。不过看的时候也请同学们谨慎，这只是一个inspiration,不是唯一的路。还请同学们根据自己的情况，选择适合自己的战略措施。这本书里一共有8个strategy, 我会陆续发上来，同学们可以借鉴。7 G9 t& a1 @1 l) f- n- [% _9 w P.S 选这条路的同学门请注意，大学都喜欢奖！最好是national的， state也行！如果比赛的机会很少，请同学们三思，是不是要把所有的赌注放在这里。 祝同学们成功！ 原帖： https://www.cuus.org/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=79856