Why Yale

Aside from a variety of Nobel Laureate professors and esteemed research facilities, there are several reasons why Yale is the perfect fit for me. One of these is the feeling of homeliness created by t

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Tell us about something that is meaningful to you and why. (100 to 250 words)

My driver’s license is very meaningful to me.Thanks to my license, I am able to teach CPR classes to under served children at Title One schools in Homestead, a city over an hour away from me, because

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The Stanford community is deeply curious and driven to learn in and out of the classroom. Reflect on an idea or experience that makes you genuinely excited about learning. (100 to 250 words)

How can a virus, which is categorically nonliving, be so smart? The way viruses reproduce by hijacking cell DNA seems like the well thought out storyline of a Hollywood heist film. My curiosity when i

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Please tell us what you value most about Columbia and why.

When I first told my parents I wanted to go to Columbia for college, they thought I meant Colombia, and they were shocked. “We didn’t move all the way from Cuba for you to go back to Latin America for

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If you are applying to the Trinity College of Arts and Sciences as a first year applicant, please discuss why you consider Duke a good match for you. Is there something particular about Duke that attracts you? (Please limit your response to no more than 150 words.)

One word: Lemurs. Stress relief? Lemurs. Boredom? Lemurs. Calculus homework? Lemurs. Lemurs are the solution to all my problems, and coincidentally, Duke has a beautiful Lemur center. In all seriousne

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Why us

The way I was taught about cells always made them seem theoretical and unreachable. I knew a lot about them, but I didn’t trust what I knew. It wasn’t until I started taking higher level biology class

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What do you hope to experience at Brown through the Open Curriculum, and what do you hope to contribute to the Brown community? (250 word limit)

In my experience, forcing someone to take a class they have no interest does no good for anyone. Not only does the person taking the class feel bored, confined, and stressed, but the quality of the cl

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Indicate any special talents or skills you possess (250 words).

I am a human icebreaker. I once got an entire room of anxious students waiting to be interviewed to loosen up and talk to each other. By the time I myself was called in to be interviewed, I was leavin

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While arguing a Dartmouth-related case before the U.S. Supreme Court in 1818, Daniel Webster, Class of 1801, delivered this memorable line: “It is, Sir…a small college. And yet, there are those who love it!” As you seek admission to the Class of 2023, what aspects of the College’s program, community or campus environment attract your interest?

My middle school had a graduating class of under 100 people. I felt comfortable and unrestricted around every person in my school. After attending a very large high school for four years, I came to mi

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