This document aims to provide Katy with feedback on her current status regarding admission to top colleges in the United States. Before providing further feedback, it is important to introduce the main components of American colleges during the student admission process to provide context for the feedback.
本文旨在向凯蒂提供有关她目前在美国顶尖学院入学方面的反馈。在提供进一步反馈之前，重要的是介绍美国学院在学生入学过程中的主要组成部分，以便为反馈提供背景。

Admission to American colleges primarily focuses on three key areas (based on Harvard's admission criteria, though details may vary among institutions, the core remains the same):
美国大学的入学主要关注三个关键领域（基于哈佛大学的入学标准，尽管各个机构的细节可能有所不同，但核心仍然相同）：

- Academic Foundation: GPA, SAT, AP…

- Extracurricular Activities: Competitions, Summer Schools, Research, Portfolios/Publications/Patents/Non-Profit Organizations
课外活动：比赛、暑期学校、研究、作品集/出版物/专利/非营利组织

For this section, it's important to note that universities only care about extracurricular activities relevant to a student's future major. If a student participates in 20 extracurricular activities but only one is related to their major, strategically speaking, the time spent on the other 19 activities is wasted.
对于这一部分，重要的是要注意大学只关心与学生未来专业相关的课外活动。如果一个学生参加了 20 项课外活动，但只有一项与他们的专业相关，从战略角度来看，花在其他 19 项活动上的时间是浪费的。

- Personal Traits: Personality, Contribution to the community, Leadership.
个人特质：个性，对社区的贡献，领导能力。

Traits that top colleges are looking for include adaptability, perseverance, and how Katy faces obstacles. The focus is not just describing the experiences, but rather what lessons were learned, how she changed, and how it impacted her future.
顶尖学院看重的特质包括适应能力、毅力，以及凯蒂面对障碍的方式。重点不仅在于描述经历，更在于学到了什么教训，她如何改变，以及这对她未来的影响。

Now, regarding Katy's performance in these elements:
现在，关于凯蒂在这些要素中的表现：

-GPA: Top 1, very strong
-GPA：排名前 1，非常强劲

- Class Rank: Top 5%

- SAT or ACT: For top 10 schools, SAT is recommended at 1550+ and ACT at 35+
SAT 或 ACT：对于前 10 所学校，建议 SAT 成绩在 1550 分以上，ACT 成绩在 35 分以上

Katy is a very intelligent student. Not only has she excelled academically, but she has also achieved outstanding accomplishments in extracurricular activities such as piano. I cannot imagine Katy struggling with her grades; maintaining her current performance is sufficient.
凯蒂是一个非常聪明的学生。她不仅在学业上表现出色，而且在课外活动如钢琴方面也取得了杰出的成就。我无法想象凯蒂在成绩上挣扎；保持她目前的表现就足够了。

Extracurricular Activities

When discussing extracurricular activities, I define them as preparation for future college majors (as we discussed, it does not necessarily have to be the major a student will study in the future; theoretically, you might start with Linguistics and then switch to CS or Economics in your sophomore year). We can consider research topics for the summer next year.
在讨论课外活动时，我将其定义为未来大学专业的准备（正如我们讨论的，不一定是学生将来要学习的专业；理论上，你可能会从语言学开始，然后在大二时转到计算机科学或经济学）。我们可以考虑明年暑假的研究课题。

I also spoke with Katy about her volunteer work, such as co-founding a non-profit with her classmate. Katy could also develop an app/build an Instagram page for the performances to drive more social impact - this also provides material for her portfolio.
我还与凯蒂谈到了她的志愿工作，比如与她的同学共同创办一个非营利组织。凯蒂还可以开发一个应用程序/建立一个 Instagram 页面来推动更多的社会影响-这也为她的作品集提供了素材。

Additionally, we discussed Katy's target schools, including Harvard, Stanford, MIT, etc. We talked about the admission and culture of each school to help Katy set more detailed targets in the future. The best way to understand a school, besides its official website, is to talk to current students/alumni, as they understand their peers best and can provide better advice. Moreover, Katy should have confidence in herself. American college applications consider a student's abilities comprehensively, not just grades, so don't underestimate yourself.
此外，我们讨论了凯蒂的目标学校，包括哈佛、斯坦福、麻省理工等。我们谈论了每所学校的录取和文化，以帮助凯蒂未来设定更详细的目标。除了官方网站外，了解一所学校最好的方式是与在校学生/校友交流，因为他们最了解自己的同龄人，并能提供更好的建议。此外，凯蒂应该对自己有信心。美国大学申请综合考虑学生的能力，不仅仅是成绩，所以不要低估自己。

Overall, my impression of Katy is positive, and I am happy to work with her.
总的来说，我对凯蒂的印象是积极的，我很高兴能和她一起工作。

If you have any other questions regarding Katy’s education and college admission, please feel free to contact me.
如果您对凯蒂的教育和大学入学有任何其他问题，请随时与我联系。

Cynthia