다음은 펜실베니아대학(U of Pennsylvania)의 대학과 전공지원동기(Why School & Major) 그리고 하버드대학(Harvard U)의 고유 주제 중에 하나인 “intellectual experience”에 대한 에세이(각각 650 단어와 880 단어로 작성)로 이공(Science & Engineering) 계열에 지원하는 학생에게 알맞은 내용입니다. 펜실베니아대학과 하버드대학을 CPU(Central Processing Unit), 즉 중앙처리장치에 빗대어 설명하는 내용으로 2개의 단계를 거치는 비유가 매우 돋보이는 에세이입니다.
U of Pennsylvania: The Admissions Committee would like to learn why you are a good fit for your undergraduate school choice (College of Arts and Sciences, School of Nursing, The Wharton School, or Penn Engineering). Please tell us about specific academic, service, and/or research opportunities at the University of Pennsylvania that resonate with your background, interests, and goals. (400-650 words)
...the CPU of my circuitries has always been Penn Engineering, guiding all my efforts for a singular purpose of becoming one of the most diversified and quickly evolving minds of the field...
하지만 비유보다 뛰어난 점은 공학 전공에 필수라고 해도 과언이 아닌 타고난 호기심과 솔선하는 자질을 자신의 배경 스토리에 접목시켜 잘 드러내 보이고 있다는 것이다...
다음은 하버드대학(Harvard U)의 고유 주제 중에 하나인 “intellectual experience”에 맞춰 개작된 “CPU” 에세이의 사본이다.
Harvard U: You may wish to include an additional essay if you feel that the college application forms do not provide sufficient opportunity to convey important information about yourself or your accomplishments. You may write on a topic of your choice, or you may choose from one of the following topics:
- An intellectual experience (course, project, book, discussion, paper, poetry, or research topic in engineering, mathematics, science or other modes of inquiry) that has meant the most to you (upload)
...the CPU of my circuitries has always been Harvard Engineering, guiding all my efforts for a singular purpose of becoming one of the most diversified and quickly evolving minds of the field...