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.

I have been immersed in extemporaneous musical parodies since birth. From jazz standards, to folk tunes, to Rossini’s William Tell Overture, my mom and dad have avidly appropriated and repurposed melo

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Students at Yale have plenty of time to explore their academic interests before committing to one or more major fields of study. Many students either modify their original academic direction or change their minds entirely. As of this moment, what academic areas seem to fit your interests or goals most comfortably? [English, Music, Theatre Studies] Why do these areas appeal to you? (up to approximately 100 words).

Language is akin to protein structure. Letters link together like amino acids, and these chains interfold and mingle to create words, sentences, and paragraphs, each structural level possessing both c

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Why does Yale appeal to you? (100 words or less).

“That’s Why I Chose Yale”. That’s why I chose Yale—not, however, for the reasons provided explicitly. When the video began at my information session, the crowd sat in stunned silence, yet I couldn’t k

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Who or what is a source of inspiration for you? (200 characters or less).

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If you could live for a day as another person, past or present, who would it be? Why? (200 characters or less).

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You are teaching a Yale course. What is it called? (200 characters or less).

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Most Yale freshmen live in suites of four to six students. What would you contribute to the dynamic of your suite? (200 characters or less).

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What is a community to which you belong? Reflect on the footprint that you have left. (You may define community and footprint in any way you like.) (200 words or less).

Band is life. That’s the unofficial tagline of the instrumental music program at [School Redacted]. I’ve taken this assertion to heart through my immersion in our ensembles and Band Council. But my mo

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Reflect on a time in the last few years when you felt genuine excitement learning about something. (200 words or less).

The game is simple. Pick any Wikipedia article you please, and click on the first link in the text. Arrive at a new article, and repeat this process again, and then again, and yet again. The subjects

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

Any friend could testify that my favorite musical endeavor—stylized here as I frequently interject it—is BRASS BAND. With me and a close friend at its reins, our group, officially [School Redacted] Br

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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. (No word limit).

The game is simple. Locate a friend, obtain computers, and go to Wikipedia. Click the random article button simultaneously. Now—navigating only with links found within the body of each page—race to ar

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What aspect of the Columbia community, outside of the classroom, would you most want to impact and why? (150 words or less)

In high school, my most prominent and lasting contribution undoubtedly comes in the form of a musical ensemble—[School Redacted] Brass Band. Rooted in a style bred in New Orleans and transformed by fu

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Please tell us what you value most about Columbia and why. (300 words or less)

Crossing the threshold of Columbia’s main gate, from Broadway onto the College Walk, I am struck dumb by the momentous monuments which bookend my visual panorama. The sight of Low Memorial and Butler

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For applicants to Columbia College, please tell us what from your current and past experiences (either academic or personal) attracts you specifically to the field or fields of study that you noted in the Member Questions section. If you are currently undecided, please write about any field or fields in which you may have an interest at this time. (300 words or less) [Jazz Studies, Drama and Theatre Arts]

My initiation to jazz occurred at a very young age, when my father would plunk out a blues progression and encourage me to improvise pentatonically on the black keys above him. These roots encouraged

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

Any friend could testify that my favorite musical endeavor—stylized here as I frequently interject it—is BRASS BAND. With me and a close friend at its reins, our group, officially [School Redacted] Br

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Why are you drawn to the area(s) of study you indicated earlier in this application? If you are "undecided" or not sure which Brown concentrations match your interests, consider describing more generally the academic topics or modes of thought that engage you currently. (150 word limit) [English, Music]

Language is akin to protein structure. Letters link together like amino acids, and these chains interfold and mingle to create words, sentences, and paragraphs, each structural level possessing both c

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Why Brown? (150 word limit)

On my East Coast ‘Great American College Tour’, dubbed so by my parents, I kept an audio journal detailing my impressions of each institution. Nonetheless, I struggled to partition the features of eac

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Tell us where you have lived - and for how long - since you were born; whether you've always lived in the same place, or perhaps in a variety of places. (100 word limit)

Broad Street, [Place Redacted]. Infancy. An iconic red front door and a dirt-floored basement. Manitowoc Road, [Place Redacted]. Age three. A playset sandbox home to countless miniature floods and a s

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We all exist within communities or groups of various sizes, origins, and purposes; pick one and tell us why it is important to you, and how it has shaped you. (100 word limit)

Growing up the son of the theatre director, I was unaware of anything past the central commons of [School Redacted]—academic classrooms were beyond my conception. As I sat in on rehearsals, my father’

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