美國(guó)大學(xué)常見面試題分析:major問題.

Question 2: Why Your Major? 大學(xué)一般都很清楚地知道，大多數(shù)高中生進(jìn)入大學(xué)后，很可能會(huì)change their major，但是，他們?nèi)韵Ｍㄟ^這一個(gè)問題能看出這個(gè)學(xué)生已經(jīng)有一些sense of direction. 換言之，it is okay to be undecided, but the student should still describe what majors are appealing. 于是，如果一個(gè)學(xué)生僅僅只是states a major but does not state why that major appeals to him/her，就像“I think I want to major in Chemistry” 之類的，顯然這種答案是不能令人滿意的。 較好的答案標(biāo)準(zhǔn)是，這個(gè)學(xué)生可以states a major without truly understanding what the major is but can support it with some activities. 舉一個(gè)例子，如果該面試的學(xué)生這樣回答：“I want to major in something science oriented. Currently, I am considering Chemistry because it is a good combination of my passion for science and math.” 我認(rèn)為，這還湊合吧。 優(yōu)秀的答案，其標(biāo)準(zhǔn)應(yīng)該是，這個(gè)學(xué)生should demonstrate thorough knowledge of a major, evidence of some pursuit of knowledge in that subject area and can connect it to the school well. 比方說，或許這樣地回答關(guān)于major的問題：“Chemistry is most likely what I will major in. I have taken two Chemistry courses at my school and scored a 5 on the AP test. I love Chemistry because it is the basis of almost everything that we use. This summer I worked with the Earth Science Department at Stanford where I helped a graduate student study the formation of ice on Antarctica. I had to use many of the chemical principles I learned, such as the difference between Oxygen 7 and Oxygen 8, to help date the dirt samples. I also realized that I love working in a lab, even though it can be tedious at times. MIT also has one of the best Chemistry Labs and the new Calorimeter is supposed to be the best in the world for dating samples. I want to be in that environment and learn from the best.”