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1、太傻文書點評:哈佛大學(xué)設(shè)計學(xué)院申請文書太傻咨詢中心2007年05月15日我要說兩句Tworoadsdivergedinawood,andI,Itooktheonelesstraveledby,andthathasmadeallthedifference.-RobertFrost-Haveyouevertakentheroadlesstraveled?Whenyoudrivehomefromwork,doyoueverexplore?Sure,itmighttakelongerthanusual,andtheremaybeunpl
2、easantstopsalongtheway,butoccasionallyyouwillfindanunexpectedsurprise.Bycastingasidestrictconventionsandroutinesandbytakingrisks,wecanachievethingsweneverconsideredorthoughtpossible.Ifindthatmanypeopleinourreligiouslycapitalistsocietyonlyseekthefastest,cheapest,andmo
3、stefficientroute.Whilesomeindustrieshiretoincreasediversityandtherebyinnovation,manydarenotattemptanythingnew.Inparticular,manyestablishedarchitectsanddevelopersfeartakingchancesandfeartheriskoffailureinherentinuntestedmethods.I,ontheotherhand,believethatarchitectsmu
4、stnotfeelconstrainedbythepastbutmustfollow-uponpromisingpossibilities.Exploringundiscoveredmethodsandpathsrequiresself-criticism,self-assurance,andcourage.Inmyjunioryearincollege,Idoubtedtheteachingstyleofmyinstructorinmyfirstdesignstudioclass.Ifeltasifhepushedhisown
5、rigidideasintothestudents’creationsanddidnotallowthestudentstheopportunitytopursuetheirownoriginaldesigns.Fearingmyintellectualgrowthmightbestuntedbyhislecturesanddissatisfiedwithhisteaching,Ibasicallytaughtmyselfdesignbyresearchingandcombingthroughhundredsofarchitec
6、turebooks.Throughmyownstudies,Icametorealizethatarchitectureshouldbelearned,notpreached.Thatsemester,Ifurtherchallengedmyselfbyworkingonadesignofmyowncreation,adesignnotassignedbymyinstructor.Whileitwouldhavebeeneasiertoaccepttheinstructor’slessonsandjustfollowhiside
7、as,IrealizedthatIcouldnevertaketheeasywayagainnowthatIdiscoveredthatthebeautyofarchitectureliesinlearningitmyself.Thatsemesterhelpedformulatemyapproachtowardsarchitectureandinfluencemydesigndecisionstothisday.Althoughself-motivationisextremelyimportant,seekingtheguid
8、anceandcritiqueofothersisessentialtogooddesignsinceotherscanfindwhatImayhaveoverlooked.Onecriticwhohasbeenparticularlycrucialtothed