留學申請的材料中，申請書是必不可少的。YJBYS小編為大家搜集了一篇關于“美國留學申請書”的材料，供大家參考借鑒。
一、美國留學申請的文書，一般分為兩種：公共文書(Common Personal Essays)和指定文書(Supplement Essays)。
1、公共文書，又稱為大文書，指的是絕大部分學校采用的網絡公共申請系統(Common App)內五選一的題目，由于題目公開且每年固定，較容易準備。但是名校除了公共文書之外，通常會有額外的指定文書，也稱小文書，并且每年題目有可能變化，較難提前準備，而且絕大部分的學生都沒有給予足夠的重視，往往短時間之內倉促完成，內容與質量上與大文書無法相匹配，而這又恰好是美國大學招辦所關注的重點，所以大大影響了錄取結果。
2、指定文書，對于美國名校的申請有著非常重要的意義，但這恰恰是大多數中國申請者最頭疼的 問題。大多數中國內地學生，在思維的發散性及創造性上顯得不足，因此在指定文書寫作上，難有能讓招生官眼前一亮的創新想法或深刻見解。“不少條件都很優秀的學生，面對心儀學校很難的指定文書題目，往往望而卻步，甚至放棄申請，十分可惜。”
很多學生把大量時間和精力放在主文書上，等到12月15日ED/EA沒有錄取才開始準備常規申請(RD)學校的小文書。而小文書的數量根據所選 學校的不同有所差異，但通常不少于5篇，甚至超過10篇，加上小文書的難度逐年提高，且時間有限，匆忙之下要完成數量多難度大的小文書，內容和質量都難以 保證。
在常規申請截止日前，就要同時完成公共文書和多篇指定文書。在接下來一個半月之 內的申請文書工作壓力之大， 遠非一般人能想象。加上文書是展示學生綜合素質和能力的主要方式，因此在此提醒大家一定要仔細認真創作文書，保質保量。
二、優秀的美國本科申請文書怎樣寫?
優秀的美國本科申請文書怎樣寫?過去，文書寫作都習慣將學生獲得的獎項作為成就來呈現。隨著申請美國名校的“奇人”越來越多，獎項的地位變得復雜莫測，得到榮譽、金牌等未必就能給進名校增加砝碼，關鍵還在于呈現榮譽時如何做到出奇制勝。
意涵、思維與動情之間的平衡
申請者普遍認為，文書寫作要“以情動人”，打動審核委員才能成功進入名校。而在學美13年來的成功案例中，沒有一位學生是因為文章的辭藻華麗或情節感人才被錄取，撰寫自身經歷最重要的是充分挖掘其中的“意涵”。
專家解釋，比如斯坦福大學喜歡“領導力”，那么學生在文書寫作時應該不僅僅拋出一個學生會或社會團體干部的領導經驗或最終得獎結果，重點在于如何表達出自己具備領導者“改變(Change)”的觀念與能力。
要詳盡闡釋自身重要經歷的過程以及經歷這個事件的前后，突出在自己的帶領下團體所做的改變，遇到了怎樣的困難，又是怎樣勇往直前的，自己獲得了怎樣的體悟和升華，藉此體現自己的領袖氣質。
另外，專家特別指出，美國名校非常注重個體改變現狀的思維和能力，美國大學名校申請者都很優秀，競爭激烈，所以校方會以申請者的過去預測未來，挑選優秀人才。文書寫作要符合美國人的思路和口味，貴在意涵與動情之間的平衡。
學美文書“個性化”在哪里?
破除中國式思維定勢：通常來說，中國化的思考方式很多是喜歡在獲取的成就上作盲目攀比，如奧數金牌和奧物銀牌哪個厲害，學生會長和部長哪個職位更高等。其實，諸如此類的兩者間是沒有可比性的，關鍵在于闡述你和別人最不一樣的地方在哪里。
三、寫美國留學申請書需要注意的地方有：
1、PS的長度要適中，600—800英文單詞。
2、緊扣專業，主線明確，避免盲目個性化。讓招生委員會知道你選擇該專業的明確和強烈的動機，同時具備充分的條件完成該專業的學習。
3、結構簡單，銜接緊密，主線明確，便于理解。謹記：simple is the best。
4、精心安排PS和其它文件的關系。PS，推薦信，簡歷等文件構成一整套申請文書，既需要相互應證，也需要這些文件各有側重點。
5、語言表達上，英語要地道、符合英語的思維習慣和文風，避免“中式英語”。
四、推薦一篇美國留學申請書范文：
To live a meaningful life everyday; to continually pursue my predetermined worthwhile goals. -My view of life.
Could I put myself in the life-threatening working environment? Could I sacrifice my life for the benefits of others? Some people may laugh at my crazy question. To me, that is a serious question I have come a long way to find my answer. “I am not sure whether it is worth to answer”; “What is the true meaning of that question?”
When I was a young child, I watched a soap opera that was about court. I was deeply impressed by the judge’s calmness and the lawyer’s eloquence and resource that were showed in this opera. From then on, I hoped to study law some day. Fortunately, I performed well in entrance examination and got enrolled into xx University. Then I chose law as my major without hesitation. At university, I studied hard and got GPA 3.4. What’s more, I broadly read all kinds of books, including philosophy, history etc. My teachers’ instruction strengthened my understanding of law and makes me understand the significance of law to a country. From my studies, I had a lot of fun and got more interested in law. Moreover, I actively participated in practice in holidays from common company to law firm and tried to apply the theory I had learned into practice.
This summer, I had my internship in counselor department in xxx Group Co Ltd which was involved in a business contract dispute, which was submitted to China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission for arbitration. As a representative of the requested applicant, I took part in the evidence collection in the early arbitration stage and clearly explained why the 5% balance of goods was not paid on time. After knowing the whole case, I visited my teacher, an Arbitration Law professor, and listened to her opinions. Realizing the counterpart didn’t completely implement their contract duty, I gave reasons as follows: First, the counterpart company didn’t mention bearing issue, which caused that the delivered machines couldn’t be put into the plant because of the disqualification of workshop. Thus overhaul was necessary, which delayed production and resulted loss. Based on these reasons, the counterpart didn’t completely carry out its duty, so our party did not pay the balance on time. During this time, I found out the evidence and pictures that attested counterpart did not give reasonable suggestion and service, and made a statement in the court. Finally, the arbitration turned out that counterpart compensated our loss, in which the arbiters invoked the reasons that I stated. They had a panel made up of 3 lawyers and 5 company representatives as agents while we just had 3 persons—two lawyers and me. Under such condition, I was able to cooperate with them and clearly stated my opinions without any nervousness, which got their respect. This matter greatly inspired my enthusiasm on study.
In addition, I took part in the contact draft in several companies. In the process, when I met a lot of problems, I often turned to my teachers for help, which made good impression on them. As I cherished each practice, I studied my specialty and English hard. With effective study method and diligence, I did well both in English and law, which helped me a lot to get scholarship every year. On the other hand, my practice inspired me to study. In practice, I exercised my legal knowledge. I also realize the big gap between theory and its application—sometimes I have master the rules but I didn’t know how to use it in actual case. My practice experiences have not only strengthened what I learned but have supplied new knowledge for me, which is good for my future study and career.
In my study and practice, I admired outstanding lawyers’ eloquence and jumping thinking more and more. However, in China, most of lawyers come from theory study and those who can perform well in practice are insufficient. Moreover, after the China’s entrance to WTO, there are a lot of problems with Chinese law. I think, my internship experience is not enough. In practice, I could combine substantive law with procedural law to analyze case, but I still feel my theoretical foundation is not solid enough. What’s more, comparably speaking, the chances that I have to initiatively study and practice are not a lot. Thereby, I am eager to study further abroad to know more about foreign law, thoughts and lawyer career so that I am able to stand out in fierce competition.