第三点，我们想用中国两句谚语来说明。第一句是「自古英雄出少年」，不要小看年轻人，不要觉得孩子年龄小、还是名高中生就放弃了去挑战自己、去冲刺一个更高级别项目甚至录取的机会。如果你有机会去美国访校，你会看到，美国很多的高中学生都在做各种各样的科研，高中生甚至初中生做科研都是一件非常正常的事情。

　　第二句话是「取法乎上、得乎其中」。如果一开始你就把你的标准定在中等位置的话，那很有可能取得的结果只是第三等。如果你把目标定得比较高，并且向这个目标不断的前行努力，那就有可能取得一个比较好的成绩。马拉拉17岁就成为了诺贝尔奖得主，所以说很小的孩子未必就不能改变这个世界，未必就不能取得一个比较好的成绩。

　　我们这里说的科研项目既有理工科也有人文社科的，泛指所有有一定难度，需要你付出一定精力的项目，甚至有时候要向上跳一跳才有可能摘到树上的果子，当然也有可能摘不到。但是你不会放弃，你不断前行努力，不断去提高自己的能力、补充自己的知识，这样的过程，都可以用到申请材料中。

在课外活动部分，申请者应该描述自己参加过的课外活动，以及通过这些课外活动自己收获了哪些与申请领域相关的经验或者知识技能。

在课外活动部分比较常见的内容包括：各类比赛经历、项目经历、社会实践经历、学生活动经历等。

若在撰写个人陈述中的课外活动时，课外活动部分描述的比赛和项目可以和课堂学习有关，也可以与课堂学习无关。

下面，申学君将会根据课外活动内容分类，为大家介绍五种课外活动部分写作方法。（题主也可以根据以下内容规划自己的课外活动）

写法一：介绍比赛经历

如果本科阶段参加过规模比较大的比赛，并且比赛与申请领域有关联，则非常建议写在课外活动部分。比如申请者想要申请商科专业，那么就可以描写市场营销比赛、创业比赛、建模比赛等。

范例一：

Not satisfied with merely following the curriculum study, I chose to practice my mathematical skills and well-rounded competence in a wide range of academic contests and student activities. I progressively signed up in the Challenge Cup Academic Thesis Contest, National Mathematical Modeling Contest for Undergraduate Student, CUFE Financial Asset Planning Competition, and the MCM organized by COMAP from 2015 to 2017. In these activities, I collaborated with different teams, and enjoyed acting as the problem solver in each of them. All scenarios and cases I touched in these contests are highly practical, which extended my theoretical understanding in college learning, and granted me more opportunities to use models and data skills to solve more real-world problems. Worth mentioning, I satisfyingly fulfilled my leader role in three of these contests, exceling in tasks including developing research frameworks and organizing resources. Apart from engaging in these activities, I have been dedicated in my interests in reading, sports (power lifting and street workout), Chinese chess, and crosstalk performance. Although the double degree study and participation in these activities can be time consuming and exhausting, I managed to strive for my optimal balance and enriched student life.

段落大意：申请者用大部分内容列举了自己参加过的一系列比赛以及自己在这些比赛中的出色表现和对数学模型与数据的运用，来证明自己在课外比赛过程中提升了数学能力。接著申请者用小部分内容描写了自己的个人兴趣，来证明自己是一个全面发展的人。

范例二：

Embracing the international experience and resources from the two universities, I have been able to diversify my study in an ideal way. I particularly devoted time and efforts to sharpen my skills and vision in business problem solving. In May 2017, I have worked with two students at Jilin University to participate in the Innovative Entrepreneurial Program for National Undergraduate Students, one of the most recognized business competitions in China. We selected an intriguing topic on the invisible cost』s influence on corporate』s performance in the fields of profitability, growth pace, and HRM control. Although I was a 『remote participant』 in the first half of the event, I tried my best to cope with the time differences, and took initiative and organized productive discussions in regard of research framework development, quantitative methodology selection, and task arrangement etc. In the first few days, I have accomplished the project planning, as well as sufficient reviews of invisible cost studies for American enterprises, developing the reasonable parameters for the team. Thus, after flying back to China, I was able to lead my team to achieve satisfying productivity. On the basis of risk management theories of modern enterprises, our research developed an innovative statistical model for monitoring the dynamics of invisible costs, and evaluating their influences in different stages of enterprise life cycle. Such a model was examined with cases and business data of dozens of enterprises. This rigorous research experience sharpened my skills of analyzing and reacting to enterprise risks, and reinforced my desire to engage in this domain. I wish to advance my study in United States, and prepare myself for a challenging career in risk management.

段落大意：申请者首先表明自己花费了很多时间和精力在培养解决商业问题的能力上，接著提出一个例子，描述自己参加过的一个创新创业比赛以及自己在比赛中的详细表现，以此来证明自己在课外尽力提升自己商业风险分析能力。

写法二：介绍项目经历

在本科学习过程中，很多同学，特别是理工类专业的同学，都会有参加各种项目的经历，这些项目可以是跟学习相关的，可以是跟学习无关的，可以是一门课程上老师指派的项目，也可以是国家级别的项目。

范例：

With this ever-growing passion, I participated in a student research project in which big data was used in analyzing the sources, nature and evaluation of financial and economic risks in supply chain. Our research, A Study on the Application Effects of Supply Chain Finance in China, won the approval to be established as a National Undergraduate Training Program for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and received a seed fund of 8,000 Yuan. I visited a number of enterprises as our research objects, including Ping An Bank, Shenzhen Airmate Company, Guangzhou BFE Group, and so on, to discuss with executives about issues related to supply chain finance and to understand not only the application of supply chain finance in different corporations, but its economic impacts. I was responsible for using tools like Excel and SPSS in analyzing data collected from questionnaires filled by suppliers and distributors, and writing research analysis report. After one year』s sustained efforts, my teammates and I succeeded in passing a series of strict selections and completing our project.

段落大意：因为对申请领域的热情，申请者参加了相关的研究项目。在项目中，申请者利用Excel、SPSS以及大数据技术分析了不同公司的供应链金融的运用。项目经过层层筛选获得了成功。

写法三：介绍比赛经历+项目经历

课外活动段中不限于写某一种经历，申请者可以描述不同类型的多次经历。

范例：

It was my interests in data analytics that drove me to further explore its values in various extracurricular activities. I have signed up in the SYSU Information Search and Analysis Competition, and the SYSU Public Governance Data Analysis Competition, and was recruited in the research team of Professor Chen Minghong to participate in the research Co-word Analysis-based Analysis on Research Hotspots on Mobile Library in China. In all these activities I worked in different team settings to examine the efficiency of analytics in drawing insightful and valuable conclusions. I have experienced tasks including extracting online information and data with Gooseeker, conducting the mathematical models for analyzing the optimal distribution of medical facilities, using popular search engines and database to spot possible solutions for complex social problems etc. I particularly enjoyed the experience in Professor Chen』s research, in which I deeply engaged in the entire research process. To discover research trends and hotspots on mobile library, I fulfilled tasks in spotting high-frequency keywords of papers, constructing keyword co-occurrence matrix (with BICOMB), and conducting clustering analysis, strategic diagram and social network analysis with SPSS and Ucinet. I consider that these activities effectively extend my theoretical knowledge and skills to a more practical level, sustaining me to pursue higher education and a promising future career in business analytics.

段落大意：申请者描述了自己参加过的两次数据分析比赛和一次科研项目的经历，并且表明这些经历让自己把理论知识用于实践，有助于自己未来的学习和事业。

写法四：介绍学生活动经历

对于某些申请者而言，他们没有比赛方面的经历，也没有参加过任何项目研究，这类申请者完全可以把自己的学生活动经历放在课外活动部分。绝大部分同学在大学时期应该都或多或少参加过学生活动，这些活动经历经过包装也是课外活动部分不错的写作素材。

范例：

Outside the lecture room, I have pondered over how the business operations can innovate with technology and analytics. I stretched my thinking on the basis of my personal experience and understanding of new business models. For instance, as the PR Director of SZU Volunteer Federation (Children Care Division), I have developed an idea to develop a medical database of autistic children to better follow their growth and provide necessary help in their different life stages. Additionally, I also paid attention to new business forms like self-service supermarket (based on the internet of things and online-payment technologies) and shared bicycle rental APPs, as well as the great business potential they can lead to. The brain activities in these processes are fulfilling and stimulate me to conduct further exploration in higher level education.

段落大意：申请者首先提出自己在课堂外经常思考如何将商业与技术结合起来，产生创新。接著，申请者结合自己在校学生会的任职经历和平常生活中的所见所闻来证明自己对于一些商业结合技术创新的独到想法。

写法五：介绍社会实践经历

社会实践也是大学阶段课外活动的一个重要组成部分。大学生经常从事的社会实践包括社会调研、志愿者、支教等活动。对于申请社工、教育、人文类专业的申请者来说，可以在个人陈述的课外活动部分介绍社会实践经历。

范例：

Without any hesitation, I became a volunteer teacher at Vibrant Community. For the past three years, the experience has certainly built up my passion for education. I always enjoyed preparing each class, including how I could draw my students』 attention and what questions they might raise. Meanwhile, I kept track of the children』s progress and compliment on their achievements even if it was a small improvement. Specially, the volunteer teachers would have a group meeting after class. We would share the progress of our class and identify any problems in regards of class discipline. Though most of us were not professional educators, we were excited every time we were able to provide breakthrough solutions and tips on how to improve our class. I realized that this profession required not only theoretical and practical knowledge, but attention to detail and careful observations are both essential in teaching.

段落大意：申请者介绍了自己在一个社区当志愿者老师的经历。通过备课、上课、课后与其他老师讨论，申请者意识到教育过程中对学生细致观察的重要性。

以上就是关于个人陈述课外活动部分讲解的全部内容了，相信在了解各种内容写法后，大家一定都能根据自身情况创作出高质量的文书！

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当选择课外活动时，如何通过课外活动经历，展现出申请者的与众不同，这才是选择及准备课外活动中最重要的。

以成功进入哈佛大学的中国申请者为例，美国课外活动规划平台整理了1606名学生的简历，得出以下数据：

参与各领域社会实践比例

参与各领域志愿活动比例

由上述数据可以得出：在这1606名进入哈佛大学学习的申请者中，他们的课外活动（社会实践、志愿活动、项目等）涵盖了社会生活的各个领域，这也与哈佛的招生宗旨相一致：「Harvard welcomes students from across the country and all over the world, with diverse backgrounds and far-ranging talents and interests.」 （哈佛欢迎世界各地的有不同背景、才能、兴趣的学生」）。无论申请者在哪个领域发挥所长，哈佛都不拘一格地欢迎真正有才能的学生。

其他美国名校也表达了类似的理念。

耶鲁：虽然耶鲁收到的75%的申请者在学术上都是满足要求的，但是「the great majority of students who are admitted [are those who] stand out from the rest.」（被录取的绝大多数学生是能在人群中脱颖而出的）

普林斯顿:「It is our mission at Princeton to ensure that our community is as diverse and intellectually stimulating as possible.」 （我们的任务是确保普林斯顿的学生群体尽可能保持多样化、能激发智力和思维的发展）

斯坦福: 「We believe that the best education can develop only in a vibrant, diverse community that actively affirms both the differences among its members and their numerous points of connection.」 （我们坚信只在有一个充满生机的、多样化的群体中，教育才能发展。这样的群体既要有互不相同的成员，成员之间也要有多样的连接点。）

哥伦比亚: 「Columbia is committed to creating and supporting a community diverse in every way」 （哥伦比亚致力于创造并支持一个在每种意义上都具有多样性的群体）

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我们可以根据兴趣爱好，参加自己喜欢的社团，也可以是加学校篮球队、参加科技竞赛、去养老院参加义卖等等。主要就是突出我们个人的特色，可以体现出我们的领导力、执行力等等个人的天赋及优势。

不过课外活动不是以多取胜，质量很重要。

我十四岁就离开父母，独自踏上千里求学之路，同龄的孩子基本都在享受父母的疼爱，而我已经开始了买日用品的生活，我也从不抱怨。

为了能申请到更好的学校，我找到了慧德，这是表姐给我推荐的，她对自己的申请结果很满意。

后期老师在了解到我的情况后，说我的综合素质很符合美国大学的录取标准，并决定要帮我申请到一个好的学校。

虽然我有国际滑铁卢数学竞赛铜奖，但是软体背景还是比较单薄，后期老师在对我的深入了解后，让我参加了国际青少年金融大赛、孟加拉小额贷款项目，可以提升我的学术背景。

还参加慈善活动，在学习专业金融知识后，为弱势群体（西藏盲童募款、贫困地区）信贷贡献力量。

从独自一人到团队合作，在到一个人独自担当，在这条路上我收获了很多很多，也很感谢John老师为我安排的项目，让我找到了自己的方向，让自己的热情找到了对的出口喷涌而出。

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提现领导力，有团队合作精神的活动。

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