• Reflect on a time when you challenged a belief or idea. What prompted you to act? Would you make the same decision again?
  • Nelson Mandela believed that "What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead." Describe a way in which you have made or hope to make a difference.

解析:这一类型的文书题目要求学生彰显自己与众不同一面。写作的时候可以从思想上和行动上两方面出发,一定要至少把其中之一写深写透。要尝试将读者带入自身所处的独特环境或挑战中,令其能认同自己的动机。不必刻意点出所体现的优秀品质(如好奇心(curiosity)、坚强(resilience)、耐心(patience)、正义感(justice)等等),但要围绕它们展开素材。查看详细攻略