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 (max 650 words)

The first half of my life was dominated by a blissfully bizarre lifestyle. Homeschooled on a farm in the middle of Nowhere, Indiana with four siblings, fifty chickens, nine cats, and a dog, I was a wi

Unlock profile to read full content

Using a favorite quotation from an essay or book you have read in the last three years as a starting point, tell us about an event or experience that helped you define one of your values or changed how you approach the world. Please write the quotation, title and author at the beginning of your essay (max 650 words)

At school you might have been prodded to come "out of your shell"—that noxious expression which fails to appreciate that some animals naturally carry shelter everywhere they go, and that some humans a

Unlock profile to read full content

Extracurricular activities or work experiences (max 150 words)

During my first year of research, I hated the whole experience. My research seemed lethally boring, and the work I needed to put in to succeed was daunting and painful, with endless checklists and pap

Unlock profile to read full content

How did you spend your last two summers (max 150 words)

2018 Summer: - Volunteered like a madwoman in Patient Transport at the [Place Redacted], accumulating over 200 hours in under three months. - Secured a job as a crew member at the [Place Redacted] Chi

Unlock profile to read full content

Miscellaneous short prompts (all included below, roughly 30 words max for each)

Your favorite book and its author: Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain Your favorite movie: The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh Your favorite website: Yo

Unlock profile to read full content

Graded written paper (no word limit)

In Defense of Language Education The language classroom is a room brimming with agony. You can hear it in the groans of the students as the teacher ecstatically proclaims, “C’est l’heure d’apprendre u

Unlock profile to read full content