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.

The clock hits five; it is time for work. I finish my homework and change into a black shirt and Adidas sneakers. I walk downstairs and into the kitchen. If I were anyone else, I would say goodbye to

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This year was my senior year, but it was also the first year I played high school football or any football for that matter. I had been begging my parents to play since sophomore year, but they only de

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<br><br>Why do you want to call Villanova your new home and become part of our community?

When I went to visit the Villanova campus, I was expecting a campus that would not blow my mind and I could not have been more wrong. Walking across the bridge and seeing the chapel blew me away and I

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Why Duke?

When I first heard about Duke, it was from an ESPN post on Instagram about current New Orleans Pelicans player Zion Williamson busting his shoe. I was a casual basketball fan at the moment, but I soon

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Most students choose their intended major or area of study based on a passion or inspiration that’s developed over time – what passion or inspiration led you to choose this area of study? (300 word maximum)

When I was first deciding on which major I wanted to go into when I went to college, I knew I wanted to do something that played on my strength in mathematics. Around the same time, I decided to rewat

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Many students pursue college for a specific degree, career opportunity or personal goal. Whichever it may be, learning will be critical to achieve your ultimate goal. As you think ahead to the process of learning during your college years, how will you define a successful college experience? (300 word maximum)

As I look ahead to my next chapter, I hope to close it after achieving a number of goals. Firstly and most obviously, I would like to graduate. Additionally, it would be even more of an achievement if

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Consider your application as a whole. What do you personally want to emphasize about your application for the admission committee’s consideration? Highlight something that’s important to you or something you haven’t had a chance to share. Tell us, don’t show us (no websites please). (300 word maximum)

I would like to emphasize being the first person in my Asian family to go to college. Both of my parents dropped out of high school to work to help support their families, so it means the world to the

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Engineering Response 1

For an assignment in my AP Computer Science class, we explored the topic of collaboration. In coding, partner programming is an example of collaboration where one partner does the coding while the oth

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Engineering Response 3

Until I was eight years old, I lived in culturally-rich [Place Redacted]. After that, we moved to predominantly-white Carmel, [Place Redacted]. For the first time in my life, I was the only Asian kid

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Prompt Essay:

Outside of computer engineering and computer science, music production has always been appealing to me. Music has always played a big part in my life, whether I was making it or listening to it. Whene

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Academic Interest

Taking the AP Computer Science Principles course this year, I cannot wait to further delve into it in college. I plan to enroll in the Computing Systems Track to attain my bachelor's degree in Compute

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Your Unique Contributions to USC Viterbi The student body at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering is a diverse group of unique engineers and computer scientists who work together to engineer a better world for all humanity. Describe how your contributions to the USC Viterbi student body may be distinct from others. Please feel free to touch on any part of your background, traits, skills, experiences, challenges, and/or personality in helping us better understand you.

Throughout high school, in addition to my studies, I have had to work. I have also volunteered as a tutor, both for peers and for younger children. I hope to continue both of these aspects of my life

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The Engineering Grand Challenges The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) and their 14 Grand Challenges go hand-in-hand with our vision to engineer a better world for all humanity. Engineers and computer scientists are challenged to solve these problems in order to improve life on the planet. Learn more about the NAE Grand Challenges at http://engineeringchallenges.org and tell us which challenge is most important to you, and why.

The most important, and most intriguing, challenge to me is the challenge of reverse-engineering the human brain. I believe that we have made huge strides in AI development; however, I also believe th

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Activities

One of my most important family responsibilities is helping my parents at their restaurant. Virtually every day that the restaurant has been open for the past few years, I have worked from around 5 to

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Why are you interested

I am interested in RPI because it is only three hours away from home and allows me to have an experience I would have nowhere else. I would have a world-class education while I study for a computer an

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Communities Essay

I am an Indonesian-American; not only that, but I am a first-generation Indonesian-American, the first on both sides of my family to be born in the US. As an Indonesian, I have grown up with a predomi

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Why that College or School?

There is one button on the Michigan School of Engineering site that made me stop and think, the culture button. At every other school that I have researched and looked into, none of them had a culture

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Response

In 2020, the nation was set aflame over the issue of racism, which continues to this day and will continue. Growing up as an Asian- American, I often experienced racism; however, unlike the African-Am

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EC Essay

One of my most important family responsibilities is helping my parents at their restaurant. Virtually every day that the restaurant has been open for the past few years, I have worked from around 5 to

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Why NYU

I am a [Place Redacted]er at heart. I was born in Flushing, [Place Redacted], and lived in Woodside before moving to Carmel. I have always dreamt of going to college in the big borough of Manhattan, a

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