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For the past year, my friend [Name Redacted] and I have been working on an exciting project. Inspired by our desire to share what we’ve learned and the events from my childhood spent in two continents

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Most significant challenge society faces (50 words)

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Last two summers (50 words)

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Historical moment or event you'd like to witness (50 words)

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Extracurricular activity, job, or family responsibility (50 words)

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Five things that are important to you (50 words)

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Idea or experience that makes you excited about learning (250 words)

Since a young age, I have always loved learning languages. My passion started when I was just six years old when my father was teaching Amharic to a student at Boston University. He sometimes dragged

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Note to future roommate (250 words)

Hello Future Roommate, I am so excited to see you for the first time this fall! My name is Biya Brook, I am from Boston, and I plan on majoring in Symbolic Systems while also exploring Linguistics an

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Life experiences, interests and character that would help you make a distinctive contribution to Stanford (250 words)

Throughout my life, I have moved thirteen times. My parents, Ethiopian immigrants, separated when I was three years old, and since then I have lived in various parts of the world. When I was six years

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Life experiences / contribute to Harvard (200 Words)

Throughout my life, I have moved thirteen times. When I was 6 years old, I lived in Ethiopia for two years and became fluent in Amharic and Ge’ez. My childhood has introduced me to a multitude of diff

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Intellectual experience (200 Words)

During the vector unit of Advanced Precalculus in my junior year, I was lost and had a hard time understanding the topics. We had an exam the following day, and I felt hopeless and unprepared. However

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EC/employment/travel/family experiences (200 Words)

I have always loved learning languages. When I came to Boston Latin School in 7th grade, it only made sense that I would enjoy Latin. Something about this complicated language, so different from Engli

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Education plans (200 Words)

At Harvard, I hope to foster my interest in languages. I plan to continue learning Ancient Greek and other ancient languages. Along with taking Classics and Linguistics courses, I hope to take anatomy

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Top 3 Things Roommate Should Know About You (200 Words)

1) Love for Sports Whether it was admiring the flying Dutchman Van Persie in my youth, or staying up late reading Mike Lupina’s sports fiction novels, I have always loved the concept of sports. Maybe

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Princeton allows students to explore areas across the humanities and the arts, the natural sciences, and the social sciences. What academic areas most pique your curiosity, and how do the programs offered at Princeton suit your particular interests? (Please respond in 250 words or fewer)

Since a young age, I have always loved learning languages. My passion started when I was just six years old when my father was teaching Amharic to a student at Boston University. He sometimes dragged

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As a prospective member of this community, reflect on how your lived experiences will impact the conversations you will have in the classroom, the dining hall or other campus spaces. What lessons have you learned in life thus far? What will your classmates learn from you? In short, how has your lived experience shaped you? (500 words or fewer)

Throughout my life, I have moved thirteen times. My parents, Ethiopian immigrants, separated when I was three years old, and since then I have lived in various parts of the world. When I was six years

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Princeton has a longstanding commitment to understanding our responsibility to society through service and civic engagement. How does your own story intersect with these ideals? (250 words or fewer)

I am extremely passionate about solving the issue of education inequality. So far in my life, I have taken many strides to share my knowledge with others in various ways. Through my website ScholaLati

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What is a new skill you would like to learn in college? (50 words)

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What brings you joy? (50 Words)

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What song represents the soundtrack of your life at this moment? (50 Words)

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Write a short thank-you note to someone you have not yet thanked and would like to acknowledge. (200 words)

To my third grade teacher [Name Redacted], Thank you for all that you did to help me get accustomed to life in the US after living in Ethiopia for two years. Thank you for showing me how to properly

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How will you explore community at Penn? (200 words)

Throughout my life, I have moved thirteen times. My parents, Ethiopian immigrants, separated when I was three years old, and since then I have lived in various parts of the world. When I was six years

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What are you curious about and how would you take advantage of opportunities in the arts and sciences? (200 words)

Since a young age, I have always loved learning languages. My passion started when I was just six years old when my father was teaching Amharic to a student at Boston University. He sometimes dragged

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