promising students 有前途的學生
academic accomplishment 學術成就
the Admissions Committee 招生委員會
recommendation letter 推薦信
transcript 成績單
personal statement 個人陳述

We seek promising students who will contribute to the Harvard community during their college years, and to society throughout their lives. While academic accomplishment is important, the Admissions Committee considers many other factors -- strong personal qualities, special talents or excellences of all kinds, perspectives formed by unusual personal circumstances, and the ability to take advantage of available resources and opportunities.
我們尋找有前途的有希望的學生，不僅希望他在校期間能為哈佛做出貢獻，并且希望他的整個一生都能做一個對社會有用的人。雖然學術上的成就也很重要，同時招生委員會還會考慮其他很多因素：優秀的個人品質，特殊的才能，或者任何領域的優秀杰出，由個人的特殊經歷而形成的獨特見解，以及充分運用可獲得的資源及機會的能力。
If you have worked a lot during your college years, what have you learned (leadership or managerial skills, for example), and how has that work contributed to your growth?
如果說你在大學時期有豐富的工作經歷的話，可能不管事校內還是校外，你從中學到了什么呢？比如說leadership or managerial skills領導或者管理能力，這種。
What are the most compelling reasons you can give for the admissions committee to be interested in you?
你是否能給出一些點，一些原因，能讓招生委員會不可抗拒地對你產生興趣呢？
Personal statement is an opportunity to sell yourself in the application process.
個人陳述是在申請過程中推銷自己的一個很好的機會。