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Application and Essays
You can apply to Stanford by submitting online either the Coalition Application or the Common Application.
Both applications include essay prompts for your personal essay. In addition to the personal essay, you also need to reply to the Stanford Questions, which you can access in either application once you add Stanford University to your list of colleges.
When you apply to Stanford, we encourage you to indicate potential majors and career interests in the application, but please know you are not bound by these selections in any way.
Stanford Questions
We ask applicants to choose one of the three topics below and write a short essay.
◆ Reflect on an idea or experience that makes you genuinely excited about learning in Stanford.
◆Write a note to your future roommate that reveals something about you or that will help your roommate know you belter.
◆Tell us about something that is meaningful to you, and why? How to Submit Required Materials
◆We suggest using Coalition or Common Application online forms whenever possible to Submit documents, which is the speediest method.
◆If online submission is not possible; school personnel may send materials as an email Attachment to personnel@ stanford.edu.
◆When ordering college transcripts, please use credentials@stanford.edu as the contact email.
◆If your checklist is not complete by the deadline, simply continue to check your Application Status Portal until we have received all items.
1. What is necessarily included in an application?
A. A personal essay. B. Career interests.
C. Personal hobbies. D. The selected major.
2. What is suggested when you reply to Stanford Questions?
A. Writing an essay to include the three topics.
B. Writing a note about something that interests you.
C. Writing an essay on what inspires your learning in Stanford.
D. Writing a note to recommend something meaningful to your roommate.
3. Which online service or website is the quickest way to submit materials?
A. personnel@ stanford.edu B. credentials@ stanford.edu
C. Application Status Portal. D. Coalition or Common Application.
【答案】1. A 2. C 3. D
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇应用文。文章介绍了申请美国斯坦福大学的一些具体要求。
【详解】1.细节理解题。根据第一个标题 Application and Essays 下的第二段“ Both applications include essay prompts for your personal essay(这两种申请都包括你的个人论文) ”可知，申请表的必要条件是提交一份个人论文。故选A。
2.细节理解题。根据第二个标题 Stanford Questions 下的“ Reflect on an idea or experience that makes you genuinely excited about learning in Stanford(回想一个让你对在斯坦福学习感到由衷兴奋的想法或经历)” 可知，在论文中建议写一篇关于什么激发了你在斯坦福的学习的文章。故选C。
3.细节理解题。根据第三个标题 How to Submit Required Materials 下的“ We suggest using Coalition or Common Application online forms whenever possible to submit documents, which is the speediest method(我们建议尽可能使用联合或通用的在线申请表格来提交文件，这是最快的方法)”，可知最快的提交材料方式是采用 Coalition or Common Application 线上程序。故选D。
