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.

Plush seats, shaggy carpets, the open sunroof—all aspects of a perfect classroom. Who would have thought that a car would be a magical place for learning to occur? Ever since I was little, I accompan

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Extracurricular Activities

Xiajie Tan, SoonChung Park, Daoyou Feng, Suncha Kim. Every single day, new names, disturbing footage, and terror sunk into my heart. The wave of anti-Asian hate crimes left me feeling powerless and

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Communities Essay

For as long as I can remember, I would wake up early every Sunday to go to church in order to serve as a lector and altar server, attend Sunday School, participate in retreats, and sell concessions af

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Why that College or School?

“The iron rod in Phineas Gage’s head caused him to change personalities.” I take a second to process this.  How can someone with a metal rod lodged in his brain survive? How did this accident caus

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Please enter your first essay. For as long as I can remember, I would wake up early every Sunday to go to church, serve as a lector and altar server, attend Sunday School, participate in retreats, and sell concessions after mass.

It was an honorable routine; I was proud of my Catholic identity. That is, until the explosion of the Catholic priest sex scandals rattled my faith to the core. Each story I learned about left me nu

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Shallow Alto— “another name for Palo Alto, the heart of [Organization Redacted], denoting how superficial its inhabitants are,” according to Urban Dictionary. When I first heard this term for my hom

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You may choose to respond to the optional question below. At Fordham, we expect students to care for and engage with their communities. Please share a specific instance in which you challenged yourself or stepped out of your comfort zone in order to impact your community (for example, your family, friend group, high school, or town). Or, share a way you hope to do so at Fordham.

As schools began to close due to COVID, many students were struggling to adapt to online learning. On the neighborhood app, Nextdoor, parents were expressing concerns over their children being unable

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Familiarity with SCU

I soak in the peaceful atmosphere as I walk with my tour group through the beautiful campus of SCU. I know I will benefit from the fast-paced quarter system which permits me to take 14–15 classes a ye

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Mission statement reflection

Shallow Alto—“another name for Palo Alto, the heart of [Organization Redacted], denoting how superficial its inhabitants are,” according to Urban Dictionary. When I first heard this term for my hometo

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