The lessons we take from obstacles we encounter can be fundamental to later success. Recount a time when you faced a challenge, setback, or failure. How did it affect you, and what did you learn from the experience?

As my first-grade class sprawled out on the pencil-printed carpet, we prepared to face our greatest challenge yet: a spelling bee. Tension and nerves oscillated. I knew my turn would be next. Would it

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Tell us why you decided to apply to the University of Wisconsin-Madison. In addition, please include why you are interested in studying the major(s) you have selected. If you selected undecided please describe your areas of possible academic interest.

Perusing the grounds and beholding the ravishing edifices of the University of Wisconsin, I aspire to not only admire their beauty but also to revel in their wisdom. I wonder, what would these buildin

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I'm in love with a person I've never known, a land I've never walked, and an idea I've never had. Laid out on my nightstand, permanently, are a book and a pen- two mass-produced objects that allow me

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Explain how a text you've read – fiction, nonfiction, poetry, or literature of any kind – has helped you to understand the world's complexity.

I recall my initial sight of the geometric printed cover of a philosophical-fiction work acclaimed for decades. Thirsting to know what lay between those delicate, ivory pages, I purchased it and began

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Tell us more about the topic that most engages your intellectual curiosity.

A 1950’s literary development that directly opposed sensibilities, explored religion in the East, and awakened such controversy in their divergent subject matter and explicit realms of questioning, th

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Give us your top 10 list.

Theme: Anti-Heroines in Literature 1. Medea in Medea: demonstrates the power of emotion 2. Amy Dunne in Gone Girl: expresses the effect of dysfunctional power imbalances 3. Emma Woodhouse in Emma: con

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List 5 books you have read that intrigued you.

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Why have you decided to apply to Wake Forest? Share with us anything that has made you interested in our institution.

Just as Professor King understands strategy in entrepreneurship, I understand the possibilities of architecting my education at Wake Forest. While studying business and enterprise management, I will r

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Discuss a time when reflection, prayer, or introspection led to clarity or understanding of an issue that is important to you. (400 Words)

"Dear Kelsie," the letter begins, although the writer did not know me at all. The letter is dated May 12, 2004, and for a long time now, it has been sealed in a drawer of my mother's nightstand--the k

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Nobel laureate and BU professor Elie Wiesel once said: “There is divine beauty in learning... To learn means to accept the postulate that life did not begin at my birth. Others have been here before me, and I walk in their footsteps. The books I have read were composed by generations of fathers and sons, mothers and daughters, teachers and disciples. I am the sum total of their experiences, their quests." Is there a book, film, podcast or life- experience that has made you feel more connected to your personal history/identity, and what is the most important thing you learned from it? (600 Words)

"Dear Kelsie," the letter begins, although the writer did not know me at all. The letter is dated May 12, 2004, and for a long time now, it has been sealed in a drawer of my mother's nightstand--the k

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What about being a student at Boston University most excites you? (250 Words)

Perusing the grounds and beholding the gothic edifices of Boston University, I aspire to not only admire their beauty but also to revel in their wisdom. I wonder, what would these buildings share with

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