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)

I gazed outside my window in awe. I was witnessing the most extraordinary gift mother nature had ever granted me: the rare and mystical indigo bunting perched on my bird feeder. With sapphire-

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Please briefly elaborate on one of your extracurricular activities or work experiences. (200-400 words)

Each member of my school’s Science Olympiad team was an extraordinary competitor, but as a team, we often struggled. Compared to other schools, we lacked numbers, and we had to forfeit several events

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We are looking for passionate students to join our diverse community of scholars, researchers, and artists. Answer this question, which corresponds to the school/program you selected above, in a half page or roughly 250 words. College of Arts and Sciences - What work of art, music, science, mathematics, literature, or other media has surprised, unsettled, or inspired you, and in what way?

The sheer magnitude of the speed of light is absolutely baffling to me. Light travels at 3 billion meters per second. In one second, a photon could travel the circumference of the Earth 75 time

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We are a community with quirks, both in language and in traditions. Describe one of your quirks and why it is part of who you are. (250 words)

Wearing a hot pink collared shirt, taking notes with a firetruck red pen, and sipping from a sky blue water bottle, I was never afraid to let my colors fly. I am in love with bright colors, and

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