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Application Essays
Writing plays a large role in the application
process. Students may be asked to compose
multiple essays with different prompts. Common
e s s ay que s t i on s a r e on t he app l i can t ’ s
experiences, reason for wanting to apply or
creativity. Essays should be focused on one or
two particular experiences and avoid restating
their entire transcript or CV.
Deadlines
Common App: Please visit the website for
2014-2015 application deadlines. Each University
may d i f fe r. ht tps://app.commonapp.o rg/
PublicPages/PublicFile?fn=ReqGrid.pdf
University of California: http://admission.
universityofcalifornia.edu/how-to-apply/dates-
deadlines/
Cost
T he ave rage t u i t i on fo r i nte r nat i ona l
students to study at a university in the US is
about US$28,500 (HK$220,905) per year. Room
and board hikes that up to about US$38,000
(HK$294,813) [ http://www.topuniversities.com/
student-info/student-finance/how-much-does-it-
cost-study-us].
寫作
寫作是申請美國大學的重要部分。評審員可以透過學
生的文章摸索學生的個性和長處，更準確地判斷學生是
否適合該所大學。題目經常問個人經驗、選讀該學校的理
由、或選擇課程的理由。
在寫個人經驗的時候，同學應當著重一兩個比較特殊
或有代表性的經歷。作文應該避免重複每條成績單或簡
歷上的資料。
報名期限
Common App: 每所大學可能有不同的期限，請參
閱Common App網址了解2014-2015截止申請日期，
https://app.commonapp.org/PublicPages/Public
File?fn=ReqGrid.pdf
加州大學：http://admission.universityofcalifornia.
edu/how-to-apply/dates-deadlines/
大學費用
國際學生在美國大學年均學費約US$28 , 500
(HK$220,905)。加上食宿達約US$38,000 (HK$294,813)
[ http://www.topuniversities.com/student-info/
student-finance/how-much-does-it-cost-study-us]。
Good
luck!
For the full article with more details, please visit
要閱讀完整版，請參考：
http://sciencefocus.ust.hk/US-Applications