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　　下面给大家汇总一些有关美国大学本科申请essay中常见的一些问题，Ms. Kravets(the former president of the National Association for College Admission Counseling)将给大家解答本科申请essay中的这些问题。

　　问题：My daughter is a junior in high school and has been on an I.E.P. [individualized education program] for Auditory Processing since fourth grade. She plans to go to college and intends to finish with a master’s degree. Her grades are decent (3.2), but test scores are very low (even with accommodations). She has held many leadership and volunteer positions. We have been advised to have her write an essay about how the learning disability is a barrier that she has overcome. Will that help or hurt her chances for admission?

　　(我的女儿是高三年级的学生，她想到大学学习并拿到硕士学位，她的成绩还是不错的(GPA3.2),但是标准考试的成绩很低，我女儿参加过很多志愿活动。很多人建议她如果申请大学，可以写一篇关于如何战胜自己学习能力差的申请essay。这能帮助她申请大学吗?还是可能会影响她被美国大学的录取?)

　　回答：First let me address the question on low standardized test scores (ACT/SAT). There are hundreds of colleges that are “test optional” which means students can elect not to release their test scores in the application process. Admission decisions at these colleges for students who do not submit their test scores are made based on other factors. A list of test optional colleges can be found at fairtest.org. It is important, however, to make sure that the college is the right fit academically regardless of the test optional policy.

　　You also asked if your daughter should write about the disability and if this would hurt her chances of being admitted. Please know that colleges do not deny admission based on a disability. “Disclosing” a learning disability in a personal statement within the college application can dinitely help. Perhaps there are grades on the high school transcript that may be lower but which are a rlection of the diagnosed disability. By writing a personal statement, students can potentially demonstrate, for example, their understanding of the area of the dicit. They might also demonstrate an improved grade trend in that subject area, and show enrollment in more demanding courses in spite of this disability. More importantly, a student disclosure can show self-advocacy, motivation and an understanding of the disability.

　　有很多的大学是“test optional” ，这意味着学生可以选择在申请过程中不公开自己的标准考试成绩。学校仍然可以根据其他条件来评估学生的能力。

　　你所说的关于战胜学习能力差困难的申请文章是否会影响她被美国大学录取。其实，你要明白，美国大学不会因为申请文章中提到自己的缺陷就否定一个学生。在个人陈述中暴露自己的学习缺点对于申请大学是非常有帮助的。也许有一些高中成绩很差，但是这也是学习能力低的表现。通过写这样的美国大学本科申请essay，学生会明白自己在某一方面的缺陷。但同时，也能为自己进一步提升提供可能。更重要的是，展示缺点能够看出一个学生的动机，对待缺点的态度等等。

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