Every person has a creative side, and it can be expressed in many ways: problem solving, original and innovative thinking, and artistically, to name a few. Describe how you express your creative side. (350 words)

Hidden underneath my bed are boxes filled with worn-out notebooks and torn sketchbook pages. Within these cardboard boxes live worlds: blown-up pirate spaceships and a mad scientist’s failed experimen

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What would you say is your greatest talent or skill? How have you developed and demonstrated that talent over time? (350 words)

Growing up bilingual, languages always played a pivotal role in my life: English at school, Thai at home. My first language learning experience came with Mandarin Chinese. Despite being Chinese immigr

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Think about an academic subject that inspires you. Describe how you have furthered this interest inside and/or outside of the classroom. (350 words)

Growing up, I often heard the analogy of Thailand as a ‘boiled frog’. Like a frog in boiling water, Thai society is overheating from economic and political turmoil, yet it remains blissfully unaware u

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What have you done to make your school or your community a better place? (350 words)

I clipped the talisman onto my shirt, taking a deep breath before stepping into the sun. There were rows of open caskets, fitted into the freshly laid concrete. I made my way down to the end, swapping

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How will you explore the community at Penn? Consider how Penn will help shape your perspective and identity, and how your identity and perspective will help shape Penn. (150-200 words)

In an unfamiliar place, the small moments shared on a beanbag are often what lights the spark. At my boarding school, Friday movie nights are when all cliques unite on the floor of our common room. Am

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Write a short thank-you note to someone you have not yet thanked and would like to acknowledge. (We encourage you to share this note with that person, if possible, and reflect on the experience!) (150-200 words, only required for first year applicants)

Dad, Do you remember when you taught me how to crack an egg? Soft tap on counter, pry shells apart and drop close to pan—the fire won’t bite! I ended up breaking the yolk and dropping the shells in.

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We are looking for peacemakers, changemakers, global citizens, boundary breakers, creatives and innovators - Choose one quote from the following and let us know why it inspires you; or share a short quote and person not on our list who inspires you, and include why.

“I encourage your discomfort, that you must contribute, that you must make your voice heard. That is the essence of good citizenship." Sherilynn Ifill, 2015 NYU Commencement Address I clipped the tal

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