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.

Not many people can say that they immigrated twice at the age of fourteen. Once, moving to a foreign country, Russia as an eight year old child, I was challenged to adjust to the new environment. Rais

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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 pursue them at Brown. (200-250 words)

In 2019 the Amulsar gold mine that previously caused a regional environmental catastrophe relaunched, provoking massive protests. As a young teenager, I joined the opposition after learning how unsus

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Students entering Brown often find that making their home on College Hill naturally invites reflection on where they came from. Share how an aspect of your growing up has inspired or challenged you, and what unique contributions this might allow you to make to the Brown community.

Returning from my exchange program in the U.S. I was surprised upon witnessing a foreign person sleeping in our living room. Proud to come from a very compassionate household, I still did not anticipa

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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)

Throughout my childhood, my mom kept encouraging me to solve puzzles, but the process of searching for pieces and allocating them in a specific order seemed unrewarding for an impatient child. Therefo

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What three words best describe you? (3 words)

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Most meaningful extracurricular commitment

Urged by the inactivity of Armenians, I called my friend to establish an environmental movement, “Maqoor” to address the issue of the rapidly rising pollution in Armenia. Through a powerful promotion

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If you could teach a class on any one thing, whether academic or otherwise, what would it be?

While given to us naturally, breathing is more difficult than we think.  2 After failing my first swimming competition due to a last-minute change in my breathing strategy, a strong sense of guilt d

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Why Brown?

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First Gen

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Are you an active member of the Society of Friends (Quaker)? No Topic 1: Swarthmore College maintains an ongoing commitment of building a diverse, equitable, and inclusive residential community dedicated to rigorous intellectual inquiry.

“This careless government does nothing about the litter all around the city,” I heard my taxi driver say right after throwing his cigarette out of the car window. “There really is no solution to the r

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Topic 2: Swarthmore’s community of learners inspire one another through their collaborative and flexible approach to learning. Swarthmore students are comfortable with intellectual experimentation and connection of ideas across the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, and interdisciplinary studies through a liberal arts education. Tell us about a topic that has fascinated you recently – either inside or outside of the classroom. What made you curious about this? Has this topic connected across other areas of your interests? How has this experience shaped you and what encourages you to keep exploring?

As my mom kept encouraging me to solve puzzles throughout my childhood, the dull process of searching for pieces and allocating them in a specific order seemed not rewarding enough for an impatient ch

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