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.

Scanning my badge to open the doors, I stifled the overwhelming urge to cry. Stepping into my new workplace, the world-renowned [Place Redacted], was a dream nine years in the making. To my left were

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Most significant challenge society faces

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Last two summers

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Historical moment or event

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One thing you are looking forward to at Stanford

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Reflect on an idea or experience that makes you excited about learning

Dr. [Name Redacted] stood before me, his words changing everything: the scorpion venom within the drug he pioneered to light up brain cancer during surgery bound to every type of cancer he’d tested. A

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Note to future roommate

Hey roomie! I'm ridiculously thrilled to meet you! Before officially meeting, I wanted to introduce myself. The oldest of four, I’ve never been without a ‘roommate’. From a household built on respec

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Something meaningful to you and why

My breath caught in anticipation. My grandfather, affectionately known as Pop Pop, flipped the card over. A six. I could peg out. We both exhaled, me in triumphant relief and him like a deflatin

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Briefly elaborate on one of your extracurricular activities, a job you hold, or responsibilities you have for your family.

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Extracurricular Activities

The first time a book made me cry, I was embarrassed. I didn’t want my siblings to see my tears. As Leisel clutched Rudy’s body at the end of “The Book Thief”, begging him to wake up, the emotions tha

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Research Response

11,400 deaths. A 5-year survival rate of 26%. Harsh, destructive chemotherapy. Painful, dangerous radiation. Bone Marrow Transplants, CAR T-Cell therapies, and more serve as final options. Acute Myelo

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Supplement Essay 2

I promised to learn ASL before I graduated college. The American Sign Language Club at UR is a community of similarly minded individuals committed to deepening their dedication to widening their socia

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What field/area of study are you interested in researching? (20 word limit)

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Mandatory Essay

In Wind Ensemble, we are often reminded to “listen across the band”. To accomplish this each player turns their ear toward other voices in an effort to refine and blend individual sounds, raise the mo

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Second Essay Option #2 Essay #2

I was born in a South Central Los Angeles neighborhood with gang violence, poverty, and drug use, but one of the greatest dangers sat hidden in plain sight: an oil drilling site in the middle of our c

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Supplemental Essay Response

Guys wearing dresses isn’t deemed “normal” by society. There was a reason Harry Styles made headlines after debuting a teal gown on the cover of Vogue. I saw this as progress, but I naively forget tha

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College Courses

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Activities

As soon as I read the description, I knew it had been crafted for me: an opportunity for high school students to raise as much money possible for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society through email appeal

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Why are you interested

College has stumped me. While wanting to pursue a rigorous classroom environment, I know I will thrive on a campus alive with student groups, unique traditions, and opportunities to explore where I fi

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Familiarity with SCU

While wonderful professors and invigorating classes are found in many universities, the thing that’s truly distinct about SCU’s culture, mission, and values is the emphasis on not only excellent educa

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Mission statement reflection

As an aspiring doctor and medical researcher, I know that my duty to improve the health and lives of those around me doesn’t stop in the clinic or lab but extends everywhere. Environmental racism puts

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Academic Interest Statement

After learning that Tumor Paint, which lights up cancer to guide brain surgeons, not only binds to brain cancer but every cancer tested, my world shrunk and expanded simultaneously. The web of possi

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Essay response:

No one raised their hands initially. While we were all passionate, enthusiastic individuals, we were accustomed to being spoken over. During my time at [Place Redacted], I spent weeks in a program for

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Essay 2

528 feet: the distance from an oil-drilling site to my childhood home. Cancer and miscarriage rates were suspiciously high in our low-income L.A. neighborhood of primarily people of color. People were

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What you are interested in studying and why

Most people believe scorpion venom should never enter your system. I disagree after studying under [Place Redacted]’s [Name Redacted], who pioneered Tumor Paint, a molecularly-altered form of scorpion

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Short Answer Essay

Dartmouth expertly encourages exploration, both in the laboratory and outdoors. I can research cancer at the Geisel School of Medicine or utilize WISP’s mentor-matching and funding to study at bioMT w

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Short Response Essay

Most people believe scorpion venom should never enter your system. I disagree after learning from [Name Redacted], who pioneered Tumor Paint, a fluorescent compound attached to a molecularly-altered f

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Brown’s Open Curriculum allows students to explore broadly while also diving deeply into their academic pursuits. Tell us about any academic interests that excite you, and how you might use the Open Curriculum to pursue them while also embracing topics with which you are unfamiliar. (200-250 words)

I was an annoying student, unsatisfied with anything less than the most comprehensive answer to my incessant ‘why’. The experiences bred from this curiosity are my ‘why’ behind every effort to learn.

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Brown’s culture fosters a community in which students challenge the ideas of others and have their ideas challenged in return, promoting a deeper and clearer understanding of the complex issues confronting society. This active engagement in dialogue is as present outside the classroom as it is in academic spaces. Tell us about a time you were challenged by a perspective that differed from your own. How did you respond? (200-250 words)

“I don’t really agree with all that.” All I had done was wonder aloud where a non-binary person would sleep if they were also a counselor with us, for there were boy and girl cabins.  I thought li

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Brown students care deeply about their work and the world around them. Students find contentment, satisfaction, and meaning in daily interactions and major discoveries. Whether big or small, mundane or spectacular, tell us about something that brings you joy. (200-250 words)

My breath caught in anticipation. My grandfather, affectionately known as Pop Pop, flipped the card over. A six. I could peg out. We both exhaled, me in triumphant relief and him like a deflatin

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Please provide your response here:

“You look so confident today”.  I cocked my head, unsure if that was because they were unable to say anything good about my physical appearance or if it was truly a genuine comment. A teenage girl s

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Beyond your impressive academic credentials and extracurricular accomplishments, what else makes you unique and colorful? We know nobody fits neatly into 500 words or less, but you can provide us with some suggestion of the type of person you are. Anything goes! Inspire us, impress us, or just make us laugh. Think of this optional opportunity as show and tell by proxy and with an attitude.

Since I was 7, I’ve been learning about cancer. Then I was diagnosed with it. It turns out there was a lot I didn’t know. I learned that dexamethasone tastes horrible. So does water. I learned tha

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What about being a student at Boston University most excites you? (250 word maximum)

A lymphoma survivor, empath, and future doctor, I know my work in improving the health and lives of those around me doesn’t stop in the clinic or lab but extends everywhere, especially to instances th

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Why Tufts?

At Tufts, I’ll take research courses like Bio 188 and 54 to work with Dr. Freudenreich exploring genomics and cancer, learning from her work and contributing my experience with CRISPR-related Base Edi

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It’s cool to love learning. What excites your intellectual curiosity?

Dr. [Name Redacted] stood before me, his words changing everything: the scorpion venom within the drug he pioneered to light up brain cancer during surgery bound to every type of cancer he’d tested. A

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