冬天，我是你的粉丝。西西妈也是人，不是神。还好她的孩子上了名校了。如果她的孩子上的不是人看得起的学校，还有人看得起她？还有人看重她的话？

还是冬天讲的对：最了解孩子的是妈妈。当妈妈要自己做功课，懂得因材施教，而不是付了大钞交给别人就心安了。

我觉得西西妈是一个很有爱心的妈妈。她愿意给外人分享她养儿的经验，这份心很可贵。就这样，听说她免费付出了那么多的辛苦（就是一个字一个字敲进键盘就不容易了），还招来了不少责难。哀叹，人啊人！

谁有本事把西西妈请到咱这bayEcho来？绝对人人对她感恩。

原来西西妈是基督徒啊。我还奇怪她这样地付出，在别人的责难下毫无保留的把知道的都奉献出来，这样的爱心实在是agape的爱。我相信，她能在孩子还没上名校的时候就敢于分享自己所知道的，说明她对名校不是那么在乎。如果她在乎，她看重，她会在孩子上了名校后才讲。毕竟她也不是MIT和Stanford的招生办主任。

如果她的孩子没能上任何名校，说不定涂抹都堆成堆了。但她会在乎吗？

谢谢UPS！你真是有心人。但....  但俺点不进去？

这个网站做得很不错啊。UPS，你是Super woman！

看来名著不是那么容易拜读地！

也跟着吆喝一声儿：“ 这里有谁在那个网站已经累积了5000点吗？ 能不能帮忙传一些文章出来？”

申请美国大学Essay范文系列(一)

College Sample Essays: While the World Sleeps

When I wake up to the ear-splittingsound of my alarm clock, and blindly search for the snooze button, a suddenthought dawns: "What am I doing?" The time is 5:30 AM; all is dark andhushed. My weary body feels completely drained of energy. While straining toopen my eyes, still warm and snug in my comfortable bed, I am overcome with afeeling of lethargy. "Perhaps I should call in sick." Despite all mymusing, and my bed's magnetic pull, I still manage to rise each morning at thisungodly hour to join the cross-country running team in rigorous training.

Cross-country running, a sport thatrequires the fusing of body and mind, strives to maximize your physical abilityby testing your mental tenacity. Everyday represents a new struggle to beatyesterday's maximum output, an issue of mind over matter. I have known theagony of this conflict since I joined the newly established cross-country team.As convincing as my morning doubts are, I do not heed them. Through pains andsprains and through adverse weather and unfavorable conditions, I run because Imade up my mind three years ago to succeed.91sat.cn

With amenities such as cars and buses,I have no pragmatic reason to use my feet, especially if I lack a destination.I do not run to the gym to acquire a stylish figure, for my slender frame doesnot require it. And this grueling run differs from a relaxing jog to a coffeeshop. I am pushing myself constantly to run faster and farther, for my team aswell as for personal glory. Somehow with tireless effort and unflaggingcommitment, I run through the sleeping streets of my neighborhood with theawareness that I am steadily reaching my goal-maintaining the discipline thatcross-country demands. In my mind I see a victory line that symbolizes theresults of perseverance and hard work. This line makes me realize that ambitionand tenacity do not go in vain. And it constantly reminds me that all thosemorning in which I struggled to leave my cozy cocoon have allowed me to fly.

While the world slept, I, Jane Smith,was awake and working hard to attain my goal. I feel more confident now, thaton the road of life, when others may be walking, I will be running. I will runthrough ankle injuries and through fatigue. I will endure the inevitable hillsand valleys. I will endure, and I will achieve.

申请美国大学Essay范文系列(三)

College Sample Essays: Rite of Passage

"Sarah, we need your help in the Ukraine thissummer. Can I count on you?" This question changed my life profoundly. Iwas asked to be a counselor on JOLT, Jewish Overseas Leadership Program, anopportunity to interact with young campers in an impoverished country andpositively influence their lives. Little did I realize that this experiencewould impact mine so greatly.

JOLT, an outreach program, runs anannual overnight summer camp in the Ukrainewith counselors from the United Statesand Israel.These counselors are carefully selected because of the rigorous programming andthe many physical hardships of living in the Ukraine. Over one hundred localchildren come to Charkov to learn about their Jewish background. As one of thecounselors, I had the privilege and extraordinary task of exposing them to thebeauty of our religion and heritage.

I remember the anxiety and excitementthat I felt as I exited the plane with twenty other high school students,embarking on my summer teaching experience, wondering if I was fully prepared.The moment the busloads of children arrived, I attached myself to a group ofkids and started singing and dancing with them. Despite my initial fears, webegan to form a bond. My role changed from that of a teenager to that of aresponsible counselor. Not only was I here to teach them about Judaism throughclasses and activities, but more importantly I was acting as a role model. Forthe majority of Ukrainian children, we were the first Americans they had evermet and, therefore, were watched vigilantly and constantly emulated. Thishumbling realization made me feel rather self-conscious at first. However,their desire to imitate also heightened the impact of that which we taughtthem. They wanted to learn. Although an immense language barrier lay betweenthe campers and me, we managed to communicate through translators, handsignals, songs, and broken English and Russian.91sat.cn

With the help of a book that containedboth the Hebrew and Russian, I taught Hebrew to a group of ten children who hadnever before been exposed to Judaism. Glieb, a ten-year old boy rapidly rose tothe top of the class. In addition to the mandatory hours of daily learning, hewas motivated to extend these sessions. So often at night after the fun andentertainment, he and I would practice reading Hebrew and we discussed, insimple terms, aspects of Jewish ritual that fascinated him. It was with Gliebthat I formed the deepest bond, one that relied not only on talking, for he spokeonly a minimal amount of English, but rather on demonstrating our fondnessthrough actions.

其实西西妈的意思简单地说，就是不要太势利去追求名校。这可以理解为势利之后的大彻大悟，也可以理解为做势利的秀。
势利是人之常情。这样的文字大概不会有什么影响力。

则深，我觉得你的每一个comment就像“则深”一样。叹服。

一篇申请Stanford的学生的Essay及ADMISSIONS COMMITTEE 的评语

Stanford Application

When I look at this picture of myself, I realize how much I ' ve grown and changed, not only physically, but also mentally as a person in the last couple of years. Less than one month after this photograph was taken, I arrived at the [school ' s name] in [school ' s location] without any idea of what to expect. I entered my second year of high school as an innocent thirteen year-old who was about a thousand miles from home and was a new member of not the sophomore, but lower-middle class. Around me in this picture are the things which were most important in my life at the time: studying different types of cars and planes, following Michael Jordan ' s latest move, and seeing the latest blockbuster show like Phantom of the Opera or Jurassic Park . On my t-shirt is the rest of my life tennis. Midway through my senior year at the special [school s name] school, the focuses in my life have changed dramatically.

If there is one common occurrence which takes place for every single person in the diverse student body at [school s name], it is that we all grow up much faster for having lived there. I do not know whether this speeding up of the maturing process is generally good or bad, but I definitely have benefited.

The classroom has become a whole different realm for me. Before, the teachers and students alike preached the importance of learning, but it was implicitly obvious that the most important concern was grades. At [school s name] teachers genuinely believe that learning is the most importance objective and deeply encourage us to collaborate with each other and make use of all resources that we may find. In fact, in a certain class this year, my teacher assigned us to prepare every day of the week to discuss a certain book; there were only two require-ments in this preparation we had to maximize our sources, gleaning from everything and everyone in the school, but we were not allowed to actually look at the book. As a result, I know more about that book than any other that I have actually read. It is teaching methods such as this which ensure that we will learn more. Indeed, this matter of thinking has been one of the most important aspects of my experience. Whether in Physics or English, I m required to approach every problem and idea independently and creatively rather than just regurgitate the teacher s words. In discussion with fellow students both inside and outside of class, the complex thoughts flowing through everyone s brain is evident.

However, I believe that the most important concepts that I have espoused in being independent of my parents for half of each year, deal with being a cosmopolitan person. The school s faculty and students are conscious about keeping all of the kids attention from being based on the school. Every single issue of global concern is brought forth by one group or another whether it be a faculty member, publication, ethnic society, or individual student. Along with being aware of issues of importance, after attending [school s name] my personality has evolved. First, my mannerisms have grown: the school stresses giving respect to everyone and everything. Our former headmaster often said, Character can be measured not by one s interaction with people who are better off than him or herself, but by one s interactions with those who are worse off. The other prime goal of the school s community is to convert every single timid lower-classman into a loud, rambunctious senior. Basically, if you have an opinion about something, it is wrong not to voice that opinion. Of course, being obnoxious is not the idea. The key is to become a master of communication with teachers, fellow students, all of who are a part of the community, and most importantly, those who are outside of the community.

I do not want to make [school s name] sound as if it produces the perfect students, because it doesn t. But the school deserves a lot of credit for its efforts. Often, some part of the mold does remain. As the college experience approaches, I am still the same person, only modified to better maximize my talents. Although I still have some time to play tennis and see movies, perhaps one of the few similarities between this photograph and me now is my smile.

** ADMISSIONS COMMITTEE COMMENTS **

This essay is fairly well written. The essayist makes boarding school his focus, using it to explain and describe how and why he has changed over the years. A lot of students write about what wonderful people they have become, but they fail to do a good job of understanding and explaining the forces that prevailed to make them change. This writer focuses on the strengths of the school itself. He demonstrates the sort of values it tries to instill in its students such as, Encouraging us to collaborate with each other and make use of all resources that we may find, and Giving respect to everyone and everything. Because the writer does so, the reader never doubts that the applicant possesses all the qualities that he credits to the school. Using this method has two advantages. First, the positive, upbeat attitude he has toward his institution is rare. Second, Stanford, for one, recognized that this would reflect well on his ability to adapt to and be a positive force at their school.<!--++ plugin_code qcomic begin-->

UPS, 你太牛了！能不能另起blog，转载更多的，谢谢！

一篇申请Wellesley的学生Essay及其Admissions Committee 的评语

Wellesley Application

It took me eighteen years to realize what an extraordinaryinfluence my mother has been on my life. She s the kind of person who has thoughtful discussions about which artist she would most want to have her portrait painted by (Sargent), the kind of mother who always has time for her four children, and the kind of community leader who has a seat on the board of every major project to assist Washington s impoverished citizens. Growing up with such a strong role model, I developed many of her enthusiasms. I not only came to love the excitement of learning simply for the sake of knowing something new, but I also came to understand the idea of giving back to the community in exchange for a new sense of life, love, and spirit.

My mother s enthusiasm for learning is most apparent in travel. I was nine years old when my family visited Greece. Every night for three weeks before the trip, my older brother Peter and I sat with my mother on her bed reading Greek myths and taking notes on the Greek Gods. Despite the fact that we were traveling with fourteen-month-old twins, we managed to be at each ruin when the site opened at sunrise. I vividly remember standing in an empty ampitheatre pretending to be an ancient tragedian, picking out my favorite sculpture in the Acropolis museum, and inserting our family into modified tales of the battle at Troy. Eight years and half a dozen passport stamps later I have come to value what I have learned on these journeys about global history, politics and culture, as well as my family and myself.

While I treasure the various worlds my mother has opened to me abroad, my life has been equally transformed by what she has shown me just two miles from my house. As a ten year old, I often accompanied my mother to (name deleted), a local soup kitchen and children s center. While she attended meetings, I helped with the Summer Program by chasing children around the building and performing magic tricks. Having finally perfected the floating paintbrush trick, I began work as a full time volunteer with the five and six year old children last June. It is here that I met Jane Doe, an exceptionally strong girl with a vigor that is contagious. At the end of the summer, I decided to continue my work at (name deleted) as Jane s tutor. Although the position is often difficult, the personal rewards are beyond articulation. In the seven years since I first walked through the doors of (name deleted), I have learned not only the idea of giving to others, but also of deriving from them a sense of spirit.

Everything that my mother has ever done has been overshadowed by the thought behind it. While the raw experiences I have had at home and abroad have been spectacular, I have learned to truly value them by watching my mother. She has enriched my life with her passion for learning, and changed it with her devotion to humanity. In her endless love of everything and everyone she is touched by, I have seen a hope and life that is truly exceptional. Next year, I will find a new home miles away. However, my mother will always be by my side.

** ADMISSIONS COMMITTEE COMMENTS **

The topic of this essay is the writer s mother. However, the writer definitely focuses on herself, which makes this essay so strong. She manages to impress the reader with her travel experience, volunteer and community experience, and commitment to learning without ever sounding boastful or full of herself. The essay is also very well organized.<!--++ plugin_code qcomic begin--> <!--++ plugin_code qcomic end-->

they came from here ?

 哇，UPS, 你在那里弄来的这么多Essay？你都给你女儿看吗？ 想给我的小儿子看看。 

Primrose. May I have your email address so I can send everything to there since there are quite a bit....

Diamond, Check your email now

Primrose, now check your email ba

Echo, you want to learn WHAT ya Do you mean you want to have XI Xi Ma's articles as well?

Check your email now:)

Echo, 来邮收到. 有关你提出的问题,请从下面的数学题里找答案吧

ECHO, 第三题, 就看第三题, 答案都在那儿啦再不懂, 俺以后就罢搬

晕S 不过看在您努力找答案的份上,送你一个大礼吧:

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热烈欢迎西西妈。

衷心感谢UPS这次把西西妈“搬”过来。

我从来就不反对子女教育，在我看来，子若不教，父母之过！不过，在走过一段道路以后，我衷心地希望父母要真知道如何为孩子好，能够尽可能地平衡地看待子女教育的方方面面。

若有时间，我们可以慢慢聊天儿，相信大家会看到，西西妈好像变了，好像也没变。

愿神祝福大家！

大田，西西妈来了，可以直接请教了.

 哇， 西西妈， 隆重欢迎。UPS, 你不愧为UPS啊！

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原来都是城里人。仰望之。