Describe a topic, idea, or concept you find so engaging that it makes you lose all track of time. Why does it captivate you? What or who do you turn to when you want to learn more?

They are in every corner of my house: inside the armoire, under the fireplace, behind the TV, under the couch, at the top of the coat closet. They cover: global economics, African folklore, ancient mo

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Why Yale

Because solving the world’s problems is a collaborative effort, I am excited for Yale’s emphasis on innovation and growth for the common good. Outside of my major, I would constantly research DNA at t

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Prompt B

While sheltering in place without opportunities to connect with each other, cut off from many of our passions and communities, my generation has, and is still, struggling to find our place. We faced a

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Share a time when you were awestruck.

I spent a year researching the health of Black women in America for an oratorical competition and discovered the rampant occurrence of fibroid tumors; 30% of all women in America have them, with 80% o

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Please briefly elaborate on one of your extracurricular activities or work experiences.* (150)

When I was elected Regional Teen Foundation Chair for [Organization Redacted], I had grand plans for community service, activism, and fundraising that would bring the 700+ teens together at our confer

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Your intellectual life may extend beyond the academic requirements of your particular school. Please use the space below to list additional intellectual activities that you have not mentioned or detailed elsewhere in your application. These could include, but are not limited to, supervised or self-directed projects not done as school work, training experiences, online courses not run by your school, or summer academic or research programs not described elsewhere. (150)

Through [Organization Redacted], I attended a four day legislative conference in Washington D.C.. My schedule featured talking to legislators about policing reform, equity in education, and voting rig

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You may wish to include an additional essay if you feel that the college application forms do not provide sufficient opportunity to convey important information about yourself or your accomplishments. You may write on a topic of your choice, or you may choose from one of the following topics: (no word count ~500?)

- An intellectual experience (course, project, book, discussion, paper, poetry, or research topic in engineering, mathematics, science or other modes of inquiry) that has meant the most to you At age

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