卡耐基梅隆大学的申请材料

卡内基梅隆大学（Carnegie Mellon University），简称CMU，作为美国25所新常春藤盟校之一，位列2020U.S. News美国最佳大学排名第25名的卡内基梅隆大学，他们是如何评估学生的申请入学材料的呢？由于卡内基梅隆大学对于推荐信的要求篇幅并不多，我们本篇文章会重点向大家介绍想要申请卡内基梅隆大学所要准备的附加材料 （supplementary materials）。

在CMU的本科生申请的官方主页中，关于推荐信的部分是这样阐述的：我们会仔细审查您的中学辅导员（counselor）的评估和您老师的推荐信。如果您申请本科一年级入学，我们需要两封推荐信：一封来自高中辅导员，一封来自老师。尽管我们会接受老师或者其他推荐人的第三封推荐信，但我们要求委员会在决策过程中仅考虑我们前面所要求的两封推荐信。从这段看来，CMU对于推荐信的重视程度是小于之前我们写过的几所学校的。

CMU对于标化考试成绩的要求是这样的：标化成绩会增加我们对您的能力的了解，但我们不会仅根据考试成绩来做出决定。您的高中课程成绩和标准化考试成绩（SAT/ACT）共同构成了评估的学术部分。如果您不是英语母语者，我们则需要您提交TOEFL或IELTS的相关成绩（接受TOEFL iBT和TOEFL iBT Home Edition），卡内基梅隆大学要求TOEFL得分为102或更高，或者IELTS得分为7.5或更高。英语考试的每个部分的分数也会被审查。如果学生不止一次参加TOEFL，我们将使用与最高总成绩相对应的TOEFL成绩以及各个部分的成绩。我们不会采取取最高分制，因为最高分可能是多次考试中发挥超常的分数。 

请计划在您高三的12月之前参加TOEFL或IELTS。确保用于考试注册的姓名与护照和招生申请中列出的姓名相同。

但值得注意的一点是，对于SAT/ACT的临时政策一直延续到了2022年秋季，也就是说取消对于SAT/ACT的要求，CMU会平等考虑没有参加SAT/ACT考试或者选择不提交考试成绩的学生的入学申请。

Standardized test scores add to our knowledge of your ability, but we don’t make decisions simply on the basis of test scores alone. Your secondary school record and standardized test scores (all SAT or ACT Tests) work together to make up the academic portion of your evaluation.

We need all required standardized testing official score reports, which includes the TOEFL or IELTS if English is not your native language. We accept both the TOEFL iBT and TOEFL iBT Home Edition.Should a student take the TOEFL more than once, we'll use the set of TOEFL scores corresponding with the highest overall score.  We don't use TOEFL MyBest scores, which ‘superscore’ subsection results from more than one test administration of the TOEFL. 

Carnegie Mellon University extended our test-optional policy through Fall 2022, removing their SAT/ACT standardized testing requirements. Students who are unable to take either the SAT or ACT or choose not to submit their standardized test scores will be considered equally for admission along with those who submit scores. Please see our Fall 2021 FAQs for more information.（英文引文来自学校官网） 

官网上也提到了关于课外活动的额外要求：您的非学术兴趣，包括课外学术，兼职工作，兴趣爱好和社会劳动，在录取过程中也起着非常重要的作用。在做出录取决定时，我们还将考虑你的领导力，动力，热情和毅力，社区和志愿者服务以及其他经验。您所带来的积极品质和多样化的经验将丰富我们的大学校园。通过查阅这些非学术信息，我们也可以了解您的个性，活力，和您的社会责任感。

Your non-academic interests, including extracurricular accomplishments, part-time jobs, hobbies and community service also play a very important role in the admission process. We also consider leadership, motivation, passion and perseverance, community and volunteer service and other experiences when making admission decisions. Our students make Carnegie Mellon an exciting campus. The positive qualities and diverse experiences you bring with you will enrich our community. By looking at this non-academic information, we develop a sense of your personality, motivation and social responsibility（英文引文来自学校官网）.

除此之外，卡内基梅隆大学还在官网上标注了对于个人陈述以外的要求：我们的录取还将考虑您的个人陈述以及您对《卡内基梅隆通用申请写作补充》的答复。写作补充包括三个简短的答案问题：

1. 您为什么选择了这个学习领域？

2. 学习对于实现最终目标都是至关重要的。您如何定义成功的大学经历？

3. 如果把您的所有申请资料看作一个整体，您最希望我们看到什么？

    

您的简短回答不应超过300个字

  We also consider your Common Application essay and your responses to the Carnegie Mellon Common Application Writing Supplement. The Writing Supplement includes three short answer questions:

Most students choose their intended major or area of study based on a passion or inspiration that’s developed over time – what passion or inspiration led you to choose this area of study?

Many students pursue college for a specific degree, career opportunity or personal goal. Whichever it may be, learning will be critical to achieve your ultimate goal. As you think ahead to the process of learning during your college years, how will you define a successful college experience?

https://admission.enrollment.cmu.edu/pages/admission-consideration

https://admission.enrollment.cmu.edu/pages/academic-requirements

https://admission.enrollment.cmu.edu/pages/standardized-test-requirements