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.

Einstein famously said that “Genius is 1% talent and 99% hard work.” For a long time, I thought this was true. At the age of three, I had my first piano lesson, and after two years, I struck the openi

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Most significant challenge society faces

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Last two summers

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Historical moment or event

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Briefly elaborate on one of your extracurricular activities, a job you hold, or responsibilities you have for your family.

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One thing you are looking forward to at Stanford

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Reflect on an idea or experience that makes you excited about learning

Last summer, I attended camp at the [Organization Redacted], taking the Music Production and Engineering course. I familiarized myself with equalizers, compressors, DAWs, mixing, mastering, and microp

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Note to future roommate

Dear Future Roommate, Here’s one thing you should know about me - I’m always listening to or thinking about music. I’d say I have a pretty diverse palate when it comes to music taste. When I’m study

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Why do these areas appeal to you?

As a musician, I aspire to tell stories through the notes and elicit emotional responses from the audience. I have spent 15 years immersed in classical music as a solo, chamber, and orchestral musicia

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Why Yale

Beyond many music performance groups (Chamber Music Session, Jazz Ensembles), I hope to take advantage of the unique learning opportunities offered by the School of Music, such as the B.A./Master of M

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Essays

In music production, finding the right sound sample usually involves the tedious process of scrolling sound files until happening upon one that sounds right. I often found myself unsatisfied with the

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List the titles of the required readings from academic courses that you enjoyed most during secondary/high school.

Animal Farm, Eric Arthur Blair Lord of the Flies, William Golding Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens Self-Reliance, Ralph Waldo Emerson The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald Frankenstein, M

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List the titles of the books, essays, poetry, short stories or plays you read outside of academic courses that you enjoyed most during secondary/high school.

Holes, Louis Sachar Wonder, R.J. Palacio I, Robot, Isaac Asiimov 2001: A Space Odyssey, Arthur C. Clarke Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury The Martian, Andy Weir Treasure Island, Robert Louis S

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We’re interested in learning about some of the ways that you explore your interests. List some resources and outlets that you enjoy, including but not limited to websites, publications,  journals, podcasts, social media accounts, lectures, museums, movies, music, or other content with which you regularly engage.

Websites: [Place Redacted] Times Business Insider Science Insider Sports Illustrated ESPN NASA.gov MarketWatch Food Network  Radio: WQXR-FM iHeart Podcasts: Piano Jazz Shorts

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A hallmark of the Columbia experience is being able to learn and live in a community with a wide range of perspectives. How do you or would you learn from and contribute to diverse, collaborative communities?

I am actively involved in several communities: the music community at the [School Redacted], the Korean-American community, my school community, community outreach, sports, and more. Being part of the

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Why are you interested in attending Columbia University? We encourage you to consider the aspect(s) that you find unique and compelling about Columbia. Every Saturday for the past 11 years, I have frequented Morningside Heights’ cafes and parks on my way to the Manhattan School of Music. My friends and I would order pizza at the Manhattanville Market and meet Columbia students; they made us feel welcomed and were all clearly passionate about their studies.

While Columbia’s campus is strikingly elegant, I have observed firsthand the prevalence of homelessness and childhood poverty in the neighborhood. At Columbia, I would find great fulfillment in giving

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For applicants to Columbia College, please tell us what from your current and past experiences (either academic or personal) attracts you specifically to the areas of study that you previously noted in the application.

As a musician, I aspire to speak through the notes and tell stories that elicit emotional responses from the audience. I have grown up specializing in the performing arts and spent 15 years immersed i

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Why Duke?

At Duke, I hope to pursue a Music major and gain the educational foundation for my goal of pursuing a career in recording technology, while continuing to hone my piano performance skills at the highes

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Share a Perspective Response

I come from a [School Redacted] school; it is unrecognizable from the traditional American highschool. [School Redacted] education emphasizes the arts, imagination, and experiences in nature. We are t

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Arts and Sciences Response

At Cornell, I hope to pursue my interest in music, and specifically music technology, through a major in Music. I have spent 15 years immersed in the classical music community as a solo, chamber, and

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Why NYU

At [Place Redacted] University, I hope to major in Music and concentrate on theory and history to better understand the music that I love playing. I believe learning about the historical context from

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Why do you want to study your chosen major specifically at Georgia Tech?

Classical music has been the catalyst of my life - a gateway. I’ve been given several performing opportunities, educational opportunities, and met great mentors and friends within the classical commun

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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)

As a musician, I aspire to speak words through the notes—storytelling in a way—and elicit an emotional response from the audience. The diverse music history curriculum and music humanities classes emb

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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)

Sophomore year, our class went on a hiking trip into the White Mountains. The conditions were horrid—it was raining and the terrain was rocky. Additionally, we carried forty-pound backpacks.  I was

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Brown students care deeply about their work and the world around them. Students find contentment, satisfaction, and meaning in daily interactions and major discoveries. Whether big or small, mundane or spectacular, tell us about something that brings you joy. (200-250 words)

I discovered my love for innovating at a young age when I was first introduced to ELENCO Snap Circuits. I completely disregarded the instruction manual and built what I wanted to build. In my freshm

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The founder of the Congregation of Holy Cross, Blessed Basil Moreau, wrote, “We shall always place education side by side with instruction; the mind will not be cultivated at the expense of the heart.” How do you hope a Notre Dame education and experience will transform your mind and heart? (200 words)

As a musician, I aspire to speak words through the notes and tell stories that elicit emotional responses from the audience. As a performer, I am most fulfilled by engaging with and emotionally moving

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There is a story or meaning behind every name or nickname—both those we’re given and those that we choose. What is meaningful to you about your name? (200 words)

My mother chose and gave me the name Eugene. The name Eugene is phonetically identical in both Korean (Yu-Jin) and English. I was named after one of my mother's favorite photographers, W. Eugene Smi

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What academic areas are you interested in exploring in college? (200 words)

I hope to use my college education to explore multiple disciplines. In particular, I hope to further explore both Music and Engineering/Computer Science, as I plan to pursue a career in music technolo

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Share about a time when you were awestruck. (150 words)

In my sophomore year, my class went on a camping trip. I can still remember the silhouettes of trees and mountaintops, feel the dampness of the ground, hear the chirps of crickets and cicadas, and sme

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We would like to get a better sense of you. Please respond to one of the following prompts (400 word limit). Applicants to the Human- Centered Engineering major will select the 6th prompt. 1. Students at Boston College are encouraged to consider critical questions as they pursue lives of meaning and purpose. What is a question that matters to you and how do you hope Boston College will help you answer it? Response

As a musician, I’ve immersed myself in various solo, chamber, and orchestral works. What I failed to recognize during the 15 years of my musical studies is that musical compositions are a form of hist

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