Some students have a background, identity, interest, or talent that is so meaningful they believe their application would be incomplete without it. If this sounds like you, then please share your story.

When I think about my childhood, one specific memory comes to mind. It’s the beginning of autumn; the outermost leaves of each tree are already glowing red, and the fall air has arrived, carrying the

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Sibling Information

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If other relatives attended Yale, please list name, Yale school, year, degree and relationship to you.

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Why Yale

On the top of my bucket list is competing on Jeopardy. As I rush to answer before the T.V., I scour my brain for information spanning from medicine to architecture. In short, I want to know everything

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Essays

In science classes, the first thing we learn about is the Scientific Method. Step one: Identify the Problem. That’s the easy part. The hard part is solving it. I used to wonder: how could science alon

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Chosen essay

B. One summer, I met Arthur. His lips were always rambling with questions, eyes constantly searching. However, despite his curious intelligence, Arthur failed seventh grade. Like many other kids, he

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Why Tufts?

The first time I visited Tufts, I opened the car door, walked ten steps and was met with the steepest hill I have ever seen. After the longest five minutes of my life, there it was: the beautiful Tuft

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It’s cool to love learning. What excites your intellectual curiosity?

I question everything, but until highschool, I never had the chance to explore with the freedom or specificity that I craved; my classes were filled with rote memorization and regurgitation. Then, I e

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Short Answer Essay

Hidden below Hanover sits Base Camp, a Nepalese restaurant and home of the spiciest, most delicious noodles I’ve ever had. At Dartmouth, I’ll spend my time as I did during that meal: with a fire in my

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Short Response Essay

There it was. Perched on a cooling rack, emanating the warm scent of cinnamon and clove, sat my mother’s pumpkin pie. It was perfect. With a delicately crimped crust crowning a surface smooth enough t

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Goals/Interest

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Optional Diversity Question

I have always been filled with an incontrollable curiosity to learn more. I truly feel that the best way to learn is through experiences as well as discussion with other people. During my time in high

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Why Duke?

I can attribute my love for academia to two main sources: freedom to explore and strength in community. These two reasons are why I believe Duke would be the perfect match for me. The Pratt School of

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Share a Perspective Response

My grandmother was a dancer. It was only natural that I would be a dancer as well. There was no freedom like dancing, but when I turned twelve, I began to dread going to dance rehearsals. In a sport t

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Engineering Response 1

Two years ago, as protests and demonstrations began throughout Minneapolis, businesses were shut down, leaving thousands of families without access to their jobs or grocery stores. To raise money fo

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Engineering Response 2

Click. The lights went out. Around the room, students began to turn on their UV flashlights. However, the purple light wasn’t our only source of illumination; on each of our lab benches, bacteria in a

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"Why Northwestern" Statement:

When I’m asked what my favorite class in high school is, I always struggle to find an answer because I experienced joy and growth in nearly every class I took throughout high school. I’ve traced the r

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What you are interested in studying and why

Click. The lights went out. Around the room, students began to turn on their UV flashlights. However, the purple light wasn’t our only source of illumination; on each of our lab benches, bacteria in a

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EC Essay

Two years ago, as my hometown descended into waves of demonstrations for racial justice, businesses were shut down, leaving thousands of families without access to grocery stores and other necessities

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Extracurricular Activity and Work Experience Briefly elaborate on an activity, organization, work experience, or hobby that has been particularly meaningful to you. (Please respond in about 150 words)

One summer, I met Arthur. His lips were always rambling with questions, eyes constantly searching. Despite his curious intelligence, Arthur failed seventh grade. I was hired to fix this. I realized th

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Your Voice Please respond to each question in an essay of about 250 words. At Princeton, we value diverse perspectives and the ability to have respectful dialogue about difficult issues. Share a time when you had a conversation with a person or a group of people about a difficult topic. What insight did you gain, and how would you incorporate that knowledge into your thinking in the future?

Two months ago, I sat down with my principal to discuss our school’s notoriously apathetic counseling system. With testimonies from the student body, I tried to explain how my peers had been mistreate

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Princeton has a longstanding commitment to service and civic engagement. Tell us how your story intersects (or will intersect) with these ideals.

I’ve always been a baker. My mind is perpetually filled with thoughts of sugar-to-butter ratios and oven temperatures. However, it wasn’t until recently that I discovered how I could use my love for b

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More About You Please respond to each question in 50 words or fewer. There are no right or wrong answers. Be yourself! What is a new skill you would like to learn in college?

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What brings you joy?

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What song represents the soundtrack of your life at this moment?

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As a research institution that also prides itself on its liberal arts curriculum, Princeton allows students to explore areas across the humanities and the arts, the natural sciences, and the social sciences. What academic areas most pique your curiosity, and how do the programs offered at Princeton suit your particular interests? (Please respond in about 250 words)

I learn by asking questions, but until high school, my classes were filled with rote memorization and regurgitation. Then, I entered my first class of AP Biology. That class encouraged us to challenge

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Penn Main Essay 1

Click. The lights went out. Around the room, students began to turn on their UV flashlights. However, the purple light wasn’t our only source of illumination; on each of our lab benches, bacteria in a

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Penn Main Essay 2

After Steven Sondheim’s death, I fell into the blackhole of Youtube, consuming every video of Sondheim’s music that I could find, one of those being the Pennsylvania Players’ production of Company . I

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Brown’s Open Curriculum allows students to explore broadly while also diving deeply into their academic pursuits. Tell us about any academic interests that excite you, and how you might use the Open Curriculum to pursue them while also embracing topics with which you are unfamiliar. (200-250 words)

For years, all I had known about science classes was that we memorized facts, regurgitated the information when asked, and if done correctly, we would succeed. That was until I entered my first class

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Brown’s culture fosters a community in which students challenge the ideas of others and have their ideas challenged in return, promoting a deeper and clearer understanding of the complex issues confronting society. This active engagement in dialogue is as present outside the classroom as it is in academic spaces. Tell us about a time you were challenged by a perspective that differed from your own. How did you respond? (200-250 words)

I spent the entire summer tutoring for a boy named Arthur, and as our last session together grew nearer, his mother requested that we meet to discuss his progress. Prior to our meeting, I sat and thou

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