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.

Macklemore’s “Ten Thousand Hours,” is a song I’ve constantly had on repeat. The speakers of my mother’s car would jump with the sound of the bass as I cranked the song even louder. I would rap every s

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What is it about Yale that has led you to apply? (125 words or fewer)*

Yale is a University of diverse artists and activists. I know these are the people I want to surround myself with. Additionally, the film and media studies major includes world cinema, which I feel is

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Think about an idea or topic that has been intellectually exciting for you. Why are you drawn to it? (250 words)

College Board’s Advanced Placement program is a set of standardized classes that claim to “eliminate the barriers for students from that have been traditionally underrepresented.” However, this is not

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Leadership can be demonstrated in many ways. Please share how you have demonstrated leadership in either your school, job, community, and/or within your family responsibilities. (Max 300 words)

Leadership has always come somewhat naturally to me. I’ve always been the kind of person who sees something they want to change and takes the initiative to see it through. My sophomore year of high sc

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It has been said that knowledge is power, but it could also be said that communication is power. Discuss an example from history, current events, a book or film, or from your own life that supports this perspective. (250 Words)

I wrote my film, “Dear America” after the Parkland High School shooting. Living in Orlando, the Pulse shooting was barely in the rearview when Marjory Stoneman Douglas was attacked. We knew these stud

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Which piece of art represents you and why? (150 Words)

Every Brilliant Thing is a play that captures my style and essence. The ability to make a stage feel like an intimate setting and tell a personal story is something I love. It broke my expectations of

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What do you want to bring to the Emory Community (150 words)

I consider myself an activist who uses film and writing as the medium. In my high school community I have been able to share my films and start projects to support movements I am passionate about. My

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We would like to know more about your interest in NYU. What motivated you to apply to NYU? Why have you applied or expressed interest in a particular campus, school, college, program, and or area of study? If you have applied to more than one, please also tell us why you are interested in these additional areas of study or campuses. We want to understand - Why NYU? (400 word maximum)

My ambition to be in the film industry is decided, whether it be TV writing, screenwriting, playwriting, directing, or a combination of all disciplines. I know I will always be a writer. Being a stude

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Identify a work of theater, film, or episodic/television you’ve read or seen in the past year, which has had an impact on your identity as a dramatic writer. Tell us why. (500 words)

Short Term 12, written and directed by Destin Daniel Cretton, is the film that first inspired me to begin writing. I had not been much of a movie connoisseur, finding that many of the box-office succe

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In 500 words or fewer, tell us what about your distinct experiences/background/values makes you a unique candidate for the program for which you are applying. Please focus on what makes you unique as a person beyond any direct experience you may have in your intended field of study. Use this prompt to talk about aspects of yourself that are not already covered in other parts of your application.

Art is the vehicle for empathy. I have always believed that the best way to change a person’s perspective is to tell them a story. At the beginning of human existence, we told stories not only to ente

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