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通常来说，留学生可以上网查看想要申请的大学的论文要求，如字数限制和论文题目等。还可以从Common App等申请平台了解如何写论文。
/ 培养论文写作能力的重要性/
Not only is the college essay a place to showcase writing skills, it"s one of the only parts of a college application where a student"s voice can shine through.Unlike test scores and transcripts, the college admissions essay offers students a chance to showcase their personality.
大学论文不仅是展示写作技巧的地方，也是在大学申请中唯一可以让学生的声音发光的部分之一。与考试成绩和成绩单不同，大学录取作文为学生提供了一个展示自己个性的机会。
Essay writing tips offered by experts emphasize the importance of being concise, coherent, congenial, honest and accurate. An applicant should also flex some intellectual muscle and include vivid details or anecdotes.From brainstorming essay topics to editing the final draft, here"s what students need to know about crafting a strong college essay.
专家提供的论文写作技巧强调了简明、连贯、亲切、诚实和准确的重要性。申请人还应该发挥一些智力优势，包括生动的细节或轶事。从集思广益到编辑定稿，以下是学生们需要知道的关于制作一篇强有力的大学论文的内容。
/ 申请文书写作要点/
A good time for students to begin working on their essays is the summer before senior year, experts say, when homework and extracurricular activities aren"t taking up time and mental energy.
学生开始写论文的好时机是高三前的暑假，那时家庭作业和课外活动没有占用太多时间和精力。
Starting early will also give students plenty of time to work through multiple drafts of an essay before college application deadlines, which can be as early as November for students applying for early decision or early action.
尽早开始也会给学生足够的时间在大学申请截止日期前完成多篇论文草稿，对于申请提前决定或提前行动的学生来说，截止日期可能早至11月。
In addition to the main essay, some colleges ask applicants to submit one or more additional writing samples. Students are often asked to explain why they are interested in a particular school or academic field in these supplemental essays, which tend to be shorter than the main essay.
除了主要的论文之外，一些大学要求申请人提交一篇或多篇额外的写作样本。学生们经常被要求在这些补充文章中解释他们为什么对某个学校或学术领域感兴趣，这些文章往往比主文章短。如果他们申请的学校要求补充论文，学生将希望为写作过程预算更多时间。
How Long Should a College Essay Be? Though the Common App – which students can submit to multiple colleges – notes that "there are no strict word limits" for its main essay, it suggests a cap of about 650 words.
那么，大学论文应该有多长？虽然Common App允许学生可以向多所大学提交，并指出主要论文 "没有严格的字数限制"，但它建议上限为650字左右。
"While we won"t as a rule stop reading after 650 words, we cannot promise that an overly wordy essay will hold our attention for as long as you"d hoped it would," the Common App website states.The word count is much shorter for institution-specific supplemental essays, which are typically around 250 words.
"虽然我们不会在650字之后停止阅读，但我们不能保证一篇过于冗长的文章会像你希望的那样吸引我们的注意力，"Common App网站指出。针对特定机构的补充论文的字数要短得多，通常为250字左右。
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/ 如何选择大学论文主题/
The first and sometimes most daunting step in the essay writing process is figuring out what to write about. Rather, experts say students should narrow their focus and write about a specific experience, hobby or quirk that reveals something personal, like how they think, what they value or what their strengths are. Students can also write about something that illustrates an aspect of their background. Even an essay on a common topic can be compelling if done right.
在论文写作过程中，第一步，有时也是最令人生畏的一步是弄清楚要写什么。专家表示，学生们应该缩小他们的关注点，写一段具体的经历、爱好或怪癖，来揭示一些个人的东西，比如思维方式、价值观或优势。学生也可以写一些能说明自己背景的东西。如果做得好，即使是一篇关于普通话题的文章也能引人注目。
So, no matter what topic students choose, they"ll ultimately be writing about themselves, says Ethan Sawyer, founder of the College Essay Guy website, which offers free and paid essay-writing resources. "What we think of as the topic is just the frame or the lens that we"re using to get into other parts of you."
因此，无论学生选择什么主题，他们最终都是在写自己，提供免费和付费论文写作资源的College Essay Guy网站的创始人伊森·索耶(Ethan Sawyer)说。“我们所认为的主题只是一个框架或镜头，我们用它来了解你的其他部分。”
Step-by-Step Guide to Writing a College Application Essay
1. Explore essay prompts and select a topic.
2. Start your college essay outline before jumping in.
3. Write the essay and leave time for multiple drafts.
4. Edit and proofread your essay.
5. Submit your essay.
写作大学申请论文的分步指南
1. 探索论文提示并选择一个主题。
2. 在开始写作之前，先列出你的大学论文大纲。
3. 撰写论文，并为多稿留出时间。
4. 编辑和校对你的论文。
5. 提交你的论文。
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