Because my activities and academic work exemplify the criteria set by the N.A.A.S., I should be selected for the R.C. Easley National Scholarship. My previously mentioned accomplishments and activities attest to my scholastic ability, intellectual potential, personal integrity, and enthusiasm for learning.

With all "A's" in school and a 1580 SAT score, I set no personal limits on my future endeavors. At both the Governor's School in the Sciences and Johns Hopkins University, I worked with students who were also valedictorians and proven leaders. In this environment, I thrived as a scholar and as a leader. My project of placing an upper-bound on the cosmological constant by tracking the orbit of Pluto became the centerpiece of the team project in astroimaging at the Governor's School. Working tirelessly, I continued with late-night observations and calculations to ensure the project's success. I firmly believe that I can accomplish everything I attempt. In this way, I assess my intellectual potential and enthusiasm as limitless.

Motivated in life by the promise of understanding physical phenomena, I aim to dramatically raise the height of the mountain of knowledge so that my successors may have a more accurate view of the universe around them. With such goals, I will contribute much to increasing society's level of understanding. For instance, I hope to unify the physical forces and to find an acceptable theory to resolve seemingly unexplainable galactic movement. Following in the grand tradition of Newton, Edison, and Einstein, I hope my life's work will increase mental and physical living standards.

Already, I have demonstrated a dedication to societal well-being through my involvement in student government, local government, newspapers, and Sunday-school teaching. With an advanced education, God-given talent, and glorious goals, my work will greatly benefit future generations.

點評：

這篇獎學(xué)金申請文書成功地申請到了獎學(xué)金。其閃光之處有以下幾點：

1．第一段開門見山，直接表明自己的目標(biāo)。這樣的寫法對于獎學(xué)金評審委員會來說很適用，因為委員會要審閱一大批文書，直截了當(dāng)?shù)谋磉_(dá)節(jié)省審閱時間。

2．通過事例和自己的成功來表現(xiàn)自己的長處。無論任何文書的大忌都是空泛地自我吹噓又不提供事實支撐。這篇文書中作者就用了自己項目的事例證明自己的勤奮和努力。

3．文章語言簡潔明了，并沒有用很華麗冗長的詞句來描述自己。

4．總結(jié)用自己的課外活動來表明自己對于社會的責(zé)任感，這也是值得稱贊的地方。因為社會責(zé)任感無論對于任何人來說都是必備的一項素質(zhì)。

譯文：

R.C. Easley國家獎學(xué)金

由于我的課外活動和學(xué)業(yè)表現(xiàn)很符合N.A.A.S所設(shè)的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)，我應(yīng)該被授予R.C. Easley國家獎學(xué)金。我之前提到的成功和活動證明了我的研究能力，學(xué)術(shù)潛力，誠實正直和學(xué)習(xí)熱情。

盡管有著在學(xué)校全“A”的表現(xiàn)和1580分的SAT成績，我沒有放松對將來的要求。在管理學(xué)校的科學(xué)系和約翰霍普金斯大學(xué)，我的同學(xué)都具有演講和領(lǐng)導(dǎo)才能。在這樣的環(huán)境下，我可以像一個學(xué)者和領(lǐng)導(dǎo)者一樣茁壯成長。我通過追蹤冥王星的軌道賦予宇宙恒量最大值的項目成為在管理學(xué)校的天文攝影的團(tuán)隊項目的主要項目。我不知疲倦地工作，經(jīng)常通宵達(dá)旦地進(jìn)行觀察和計算來確保項目的成功。我堅信自己可以完成任何我嘗試的事情。這樣一來，我認(rèn)為自己的學(xué)術(shù)潛力和熱情是無限的。

在立志于理解物理現(xiàn)象的激勵下，我的目標(biāo)是努力提高自己的知識高度，這樣后來的人就可以對周圍的宇宙有更加精確的認(rèn)識。有了這樣的目標(biāo)，我會致力于提高社會的理解層次。例如，我希望結(jié)合物理力量去尋找準(zhǔn)確的定義來解決表面上無法解釋的銀河運動。在牛頓，愛迪生和愛因斯坦的偉大傳統(tǒng)的指引下，我希望用畢生的工作去提高人們精神和體力的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)。

我已經(jīng)通過參加學(xué)生自治會，地方政府，報紙和周日學(xué)校的教學(xué)來證明了我對于社會福利的貢獻(xiàn)。有了先進(jìn)的教育，良好的天賦和遠(yuǎn)大的目標(biāo)，我的工作將會使后代受益匪淺。