Share an essay on any topic of your choice. It can be one you've already written, one that responds to a different prompt, or one of your own design.

“Phones Please” Each morning as I walk through the doors of our high school hallway, I am greeted by five or six teachers taking attendance, saying, “Good Morning!” and most importantly, “Phones Pl

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

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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.

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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

Podcasts: How I Built This, All Songs Considered, Wong Notes, On-Being, From The Top, Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me, Piano Puzzler Radio Stations: WKCR, WKXR, NPR Websites/Publications: Morning Brew, Gotham

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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.

What excites me about Columbia is the student-led radio station, WKCR, the Jazz Studies concentration, small learning environment, and location of the campus in New York City. Growing up, I would ofte

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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.

Whether it be performing, recording, listening, or writing, music has been a large part of my life. I have always enjoyed making music, collaborating with others, and learning from those around me, wh

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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?

Coming from a diverse learning environment at [School Redacted], from peers and mentors of different backgrounds to the same with different ideas, I look forward to continuing my education in that fas

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The University of Rochester motto of Meliora – or “ever better” - deeply integrates critical core values into all that we do. These core values of equity, leadership, integrity, openness, respect and accountability define not only who we are, but also who we hope to become. Please use the space below to highlight a time, creative idea or research experience when you put into action one or more of these characteristics in order to make yourself, your community or the world ever better. (250 word limit)

In [Redacted Content], my [Redacted Content] class journeyed up the White Mountains in [Place Redacted]. This trip was grueling both physically and mentally. We were challenged by both the terrain and

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The University of Rochester benefactor entrepreneur, photography pioneer and philanthropist George Eastman said, “What we do during our working hours determines what we have; what we do in our leisure hours determines what we are.” Looking forward towards your college experience, what do you hope to do outside of the classroom at the University of Rochester that will enhance who you are as a person? How will specific academic and social opportunities here help you grow?

While the classroom is a place to be educated about the history of the past, which affects our present, outside of the classroom is a place where we can be engaged in the present. I am excited to expl

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