promising students 有前途的学生
academic accomplishment 学术成就
the Admissions Committee 招生委员会
recommendation letter 推荐信
transcript 成绩单
personal statement 个人陈述

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.
我们寻找有前途的有希望的学生，不仅希望他在校期间能为哈佛做出贡献，并且希望他的整个一生都能做一个对社会有用的人。虽然学术上的成就也很重要，同时招生委员会还会考虑其他很多因素：优秀的个人品质，特殊的才能，或者任何领域的优秀杰出，由个人的特殊经历而形成的独特见解，以及充分运用可获得的资源及机会的能力。
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?
如果说你在大学时期有丰富的工作经历的话，可能不管事校内还是校外，你从中学到了什么呢？比如说leadership or managerial skills领导或者管理能力，这种。
What are the most compelling reasons you can give for the admissions committee to be interested in you?
你是否能给出一些点，一些原因，能让招生委员会不可抗拒地对你产生兴趣呢？
Personal statement is an opportunity to sell yourself in the application process.
个人陈述是在申请过程中推销自己的一个很好的机会。