SAO 是The Standard Application Online的缩写,是美高申请使用频率最高的系统,同时也是可以申请的学校数量最多的系统
SAO系统的优势在于,申请的所有使用SAO系统的学校,只需要写一份通用文书,非常节省时间。使用SAO系统申请的所有学校,推荐信也是交一次就可以
目前接受SAO申请的学校有800多所,包括了近200所寄宿和其他走读。
2020年,SAO系统已全面更新文书题目。丽格教育第一时间为大家带来题目解析:
学生文书
1.  从去年的5道题目改成4道题目
2. 第一题更改为学生将从校外书籍、文章、播客、和纪录片中选择最喜欢的部分。此题题目将不允许学生从学校规定的书籍和文章中挑选题材
3. 第三题更改为学生挑选3个最能代表自己的单词,并解释其原因。
4. 最后一题本来有多题需要学生想像力的题目已悉数被拿掉,改为个人经验的题型
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2019年学生文书题目
1. What reading have you enjoyed most in the past year and why?  
在过去的一年里你最喜欢阅读的是哪一本书,为什么?
2. Describe an academic or extracurricular achievement of which you are most proud or a challenge you have faced. If you select an achievement, what did it take to accomplish this achievement? If you select a challenge, what did you learn from it and how did you overcome it?  描述一个最令你骄傲的学术或课外活动的成就,或你在两个方面曾面临过的挑战。如果你选择成就,请描述你为了这项成就都做了些什么。如果你选择挑战,请描述你是如何克服这个挑战的以及你从这个过程当中又学到了些什么。
3. Each person has a unique set of character skills they learn and develop over time. These characteristics affect the way they think, feel, and behave. Examples are things like cooperation, open-minded, curious, thoughtful of others, responsible, etc. Take a moment to think about the character skills that make you who you are. Describe one of your character skills and a time or situation when that skill came in handy.  在成长的过程中, 每个人都会持续的发展他们的特点,例如和蔼,思想开放,好奇,周到,负责任等等。这些特点会影响他们的想法、感受和行为。考虑一下你的特点有哪些,然后描述一下其中一个特点, 且描述一个你的这个特点在你生活中的事例。
4. What are the reasons you want to attend an independent school? What do you believe you will contribute to a school community?  你为什么想加入独立学校(独立学校是指:不依赖国家或地方政府拨款,而依赖学费收入或捐赠而运作的私立学校)?你认为你能为学校社区做些什么?
5. Please choose ONE of the essay prompts below.  请在下面选择一个问题回答,并用不同颜色标注你选择的题目。
· Describe a person you admire or who has influenced you a great deal.  描述一个你欣赏的人或对你影响较大的人。
· If you could spend the day with any 2 people- real or fictional, living or not, famous or not- who would those 2 people be and why would you choose them? How would you spend your day and what topics would you hope to talk about?  如果你可以选择任何两个人一起度过一天 (该人可以是真实存在你生活的人或故事里面虚构的角色、已故或依然在世的、可以是名人或普通人),这两个人是谁?你为什么要选择他们?你将如何度过这一天?你希望和他们讨论些什么话题?
· Explain the impact of an event or activity that has created a change in your life or in your way of thinking.  描述一件改变你的生活或思维方式的事情。
· You have found a time-machine and traveled 40 years into the future where you are able to meet and interview your future self. What did you do in the years following high school? Where do you find yourself living in the future and what is your life like? 你找到了一台时间机器,穿梭到四十年后。你有机会去采访到未来的你,你在高中毕业后都做了些什么?你住在哪里?你的生活是什么样的?
· Imagine you are spending the weekend with your family in a location with ZERO technology- no phones, TV, computers, video, radio, etc. How will you spend your weekend? Describe some of the activities you will do to pass and enjoy the time.  想象一下,您正在与家人一起度过一个没有手机、电视、电脑、视频,收音机或者任何电子设备的周末。你将如何安排这个周末?描述您将安排哪些活动来和家人一起愉快的度过这个周末。
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2020年学生文书题目
1. Aside from books or articles assigned for school, what book(s), article(s), podcast(s), and or documentary(s) have you most enjoyed in the past year and why?除了学校规定的书籍或文章以外,你过去一年最喜欢的书籍,文章,播客和纪录片是什么?为什么?
2. Describe EITHER an academic/extracurricular achievement OR a challenge that had a meaningful impact on you. What did it take to accomplish the achievement or overcome the challenge and what did you learn from that experience? 请描述一项对你有重点影响的学术/课外成就或挑战。完成成就或克服挑战需要什么,你从经验中学到了什么?
3. Each person has unique characteristics that define who they are. Choose three words that best describe you as a person, and explain how they represent you. 每个人都有独特的特征来定义自己。选择三个最能形容你的单词,并说明它们如何代表你。
4. Choose ONE of these essay prompts and respond in 250-500 words 
从以下主题中选择一个,并以250-500字作为回答
· Explain an event or activity that has impacted your life and or your way of thinking. 描述一项影响你的生活或思维方式的事件或活动。
· Explain a time when you made a decision you regretted. Explain why you made that decision. How would you approach the same situation differently if you could now? 描述一次感到后悔的决定。说明你为什么做出该决定。如果现在可以,你将如何以不同的方式处理相同的情况?
· What is the best piece of advice you have ever received? From whom did you receive the advice and how did you apply it? 你收到的最好的建议是什么?你是从谁那里得到建议的,是如何应用的?
· Describe a moment when you felt left out or that you did not fit in well with others. What did you learn about yourself and others? How did you overcome that situation? 描述你感到被排斥或与他人不适应的时刻,你从自己和他人中学到了什么?你是如何克服这种情况的?
· What is your favorite quote from a movie, book or a line from a song or poem? Please name the movie, poem or song, and tell us what it means for you? 你最喜欢电影,书本或歌曲或诗歌中的台词的语录是什么?告诉我们这对你意味着什么?
家长文书
家长文书变动不大,大多都是换一个问法。
值得注意的是:最后一题的补充题改为家长和学生在今年的COVID-19和远程学习中学习到什么经验,是一道时事题。大家可以结合自己的实际经验,与顾问老师和家长沟通后整合到新文书中。
2019年补充题:
If there is anything you wish to tell us about your child, but that you have not yet had an opportunity to share, feel free to use the space below to offer your thoughts. 如果你有任何想要和我们分享但是前面问题没有问到的内容, 请用这个问题和我们分享。
2020年时事题:
How have COVID-19 and remote learning impacted your child personally and/or academically? Please use this space to describe what you and your child have learned through your positive and/or negative experiences with this challenge. 
COVID-19和远程学习如何对您的孩子个人和/或学术产生影响?请和我们分享您和您的孩子在这项挑战的积极和/或消极经历学到的东西。(200-250 words)
总体来说,SAO系统文书仍旧秉承着对于学生性格、经历、思维、感受等的考察,并想要了解学生课堂以外的自我发展,强调除成绩以外的品格展现:善良诚实、积极进取、富有创造力和独立思考能力。
对于家长而言,学校想要了解家庭和孩子在面对新冠疫情等类似危机时的态度,关注家庭对于学生的性格和态度的作用。
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