Some students have a background, identity, interest, or talent that is so meaningful they believe their application would be incomplete without it. If this sounds like you, then please share your story.

My grandma made cardboard boxes for a living. For nine hours a day, six days a week, 12 cents an hour, she’d push out sides and fold over flaps. She had turned 18 one year into the Cultural Revolution

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Extracurricular Activity and Work Experience Briefly elaborate on an activity, organization, work experience, or hobby that has been particularly meaningful to you. (Please respond in 150 words or fewer)

Sophomore year, my classmate and I spoke at a TEDx event regarding our Asian-American experience during COVID. I channeled all my anger and loathing built up over the last six months—as Asian-American

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Your Voice Please respond to each question in 250 words or fewer. At Princeton, we value diverse perspectives and the ability to have respectful dialogue about difficult issues. Share a time when you had a conversation with a person or a group of people about a difficult topic. What insight did you gain, and how would you incorporate that knowledge into your thinking in the future?

“Konichiwa. That’s bye in Chinese, if you didn’t know,” said [Name Redacted], my tennis teammate, waving as she walked to her car. I didn’t really agree with that statement, but to each their own, s

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Princeton has a longstanding commitment to service and civic engagement. Tell us how your story intersects (or will intersect) with these ideals.

During one very bored quarantine summer, my mom suggested I teach English to kids living in China. Disregarding the fact all my Mandarin knowledge came from watching Chinese reality TV, I delved right

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More About You Please respond to each question in 50 words or fewer. There are no right or wrong answers. Be yourself! What is a new skill you would like to learn in college?

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What brings you joy?

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What song represents the soundtrack of your life at this moment?

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As a research institution that also prides itself on its liberal arts curriculum, 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)

Seeing friends endure panic attacks at school and verbal abuse at home, without receiving any help because of a lack of resources; dates chosen; plans made—it’s soul-crushing. This mental illness epid

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Most significant challenge society faces

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Historical moment or event you'd like to witness

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Extracurricular activity, job, or family responsibility

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One thing you are looking forward to at Stanford

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Idea or experience that makes you excited about learning

Last summer I devoured the book Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker and my eyes were widely opened to the process of closing one’s eyes. I learned that during REM sleep, your brain sends waves from the f

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Note to future roommate

Hello roommate. I’m [Name Redacted]. (I am excited to meet you, it's just exclamation points go against my values.)  So, a little about me. I can't do three pushups without falling on my face (sto

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Something meaningful to you and why

One caffeine-sponsored night at 1 am, all hell broke loose—and I, a fetus freshman, ended up with a satirical ranting piece on high school that was more sarcasm than English. This was the birth of 20

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Last two summers

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Distinctive aspects of your background, personal development, or intellectual interests

Maybe it's my own personal demons, or my Chinese mom’s unwillingness to put me in therapy (because how can one be unhappy if they get sliced oranges every night?) but for some reason, I’ve always been

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Additional Intellectual Experiences

I’m part of my school’s Girl Up group, in which we organize menstrual product drives and examine global gender issues; last year we collected 5,214 products to help end period poverty. The other big p

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EC Essay

One caffeine-sponsored night at 1 am, all hell broke loose—and I, a fetus freshman, ended up with a satirical ranting piece on high school more sarcasm than English. This was the birth of my school ne

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Gratitude Question

Dear Dr. van der Kolk’s patients, Thank you for sharing your stories so Mr. van der Kolk could share his discoveries alongside real examples, and craft as poignant of a book as The Body Keeps the S

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Community Question

In our world where we just keep running—well, I walk because I barely have the lung capacity to blow out birthday candles—sometimes we need a slap in the face by a “Collegeboard’s Sugar Daddy” article

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School Question

I plan to double major in CS and psychology, eventually combining these two disciplines through AI therapy, which younger generations are more comfortable with as they're more inclined towards technol

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Supplement Part 1 Essay Response Essay Response

During one very bored quarantine summer, my mom suggested I teach English to kids living in China. Disregarding the fact all my Mandarin knowledge came from watching Chinese reality TV, I delved right

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The University of Rochester benefactor entrepreneur, photography pioneer and philanthropist George Eastman said, “What we do during our working hours determines what we have; what we do in our leisure hours determines what we are.” Looking forward towards your college experience, what do you hope to do outside of the classroom at the University of Rochester that will enhance who you are as a person? How will specific academic and social opportunities here help you grow?

I plan to double major in CS and Psychology, eventually combining these two disciplines through an AI therapy project, which younger generations are more comfortable with as they're more inclined towa

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