Some students have a background, identity, interest, or talent that is so meaningful they believe their application would be incomplete without it. If this sounds like you, then please share your story.
The lessons we take from obstacles we encounter can be fundamental to later success. Recount a time when you faced a challenge, setback, or failure. How did it affect you, and what did you learn from the experience?
Reflect on a time when you questioned or challenged a belief or idea. What prompted your thinking? What was the outcome?
提示3：回想一下你是否有过质疑或挑战某种信念或想法的时候。是什么促使你那样思考？结果如何？
Prompt #4
Reflect on something that someone has done for you that has made you happy or thankful in a surprising way. How has this gratitude affected or motivated you?
Tell a story from your life, describing an experience that either demonstrates your character or helped to shape it.
提示1：讲述一个你生活中的故事，描述一个可以表现或具体描述你的个性的经历。
Prompt #2
What interests or excites you? How does it shape who you are now or who you might become in the future?
提示2：有什么事让你感兴趣或让你兴奋？那件事如何塑造现在的你或将来可能成为的人？
Prompt #3
Describe a time when you had a positive impact on others. What were the challenges? What were the rewards?
提示3：描述一个你对他人产生正面影响的时期。有哪些挑战？有什么收获？
Prompt #4
Has there been a time when an idea or belief of yours was questioned? How did you respond? What did you learn?
提示4：是否曾经有人质疑你的想法或信念？你是如何回应的？你从中学到了什么？
3. Harvard Supplementary Essay 补充材料
Prompt #1
Your intellectual life may extend beyond the academic requirements of your particular school. Please use the space below to list additional intellectual activities that you have not mentioned or detailed elsewhere in your application. These could include, but are not limited to, supervised or self-directed projects not done as school work, training experiences, online courses not run by your school, or summer academic or research programs not described elsewhere (150 words-optional).
