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. Word Count: 648

I’m sitting by my mother inside her 1995 Chevrolet Tahoe. The air conditioner barely works, but we procrastinate stepping out into the sweltering heat. Another summer means another wheat harvest--an i

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Briefly elaborate on one of your extracurricular activities or work or family responsibilities. Word Count: 150

When I found out I’d been selected to the Kansas Music Educators Association All-State Choir, I was over the moon. The nights going over the audition music for what seemed like the hundredth time, the

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What is the most significant challenge that society faces today? Word Count: 48

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How did you spend your last two summers? Word Count: 50

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What historical moment or event do you wish you could have witnessed? Word Count: 45

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What five words best describe you? Word Count: 5

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When the choice is yours, what do you read, listen to, or watch? Word Count: 50

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Name one thing you are looking forward to experiencing at Stanford. Word Count: 44

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Imagine you had an extra hour in the day--how would you spend that time? Word Count: 47

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​The Stanford community is deeply curious and driven to learn in and out of the classroom. Reflect on an idea or experience that makes you genuinely excited about learning. Word Count: 256

After watching Brett Kavanaugh’s Senate hearings last year, I was distraught by the outcome. Researching more about sexual assault in legal and political proceedings, I came upon the Supreme Court Jus

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Virtually all of Stanford's undergraduates live on campus. Write a note to your future roommate that reveals something about you or that will help your roommate – and us – get to know you better. Word Count: 244

Hi! I’m [Name Redacted]. I’m from a rural town in Kansas and I grew up on a farm. One of the advantages of my background is that I’ve been around a lot of bugs. Spiders, centipedes, ticks--you name i

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Tell us about something that is meaningful to you and why. Word Count: 239

I once arrived at school to find that my classmate had been in a car accident. He had been following another car on a dirt road too closely, and the dirt blinded him from seeing the road ending ahead.

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Please briefly elaborate on one of your extracurricular activities or work experiences. Word Count: 150

When I found out I’d been selected to the Kansas Music Educators Association All-State Choir, I was over the moon. The nights going over the audition music for what seemed like the hundredth time, the

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Additional Essay: An intellectual experience that has meant the most to you. Word Count: 634

Watching Brett Kavanaugh’s Senate hearings last year, I noted the differences between his testimony and Christine Blasey Ford’s. I watched Ford describe the exact setup of the room she was assaulted i

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Your intellectual life may extend beyond the academic requirements of your particular school. Please use the space below to list additional intellectual activities that you have not mentioned or detailed elsewhere in your application. These could include, but are not limited to, supervised or self-directed projects not done as school work, training experiences, online courses not run by your school, or summer academic or research programs not described elsewhere. Word Count: 149

While at the Leadership Enterprise for a Diverse America (LEDA) Summer Institute at Princeton University, I was able to complete a community impact project. The project is an ACT study club at my scho

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Please briefly elaborate on one of your extracurricular activities or work experiences that was particularly meaningful to you. Word Count: 250

When my choir director told me I’d been selected to the Kansas Music Educators Association All-State Choir, I was over the moon. The nights going over the audition music for what seemed like the hundr

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Please tell us how you have spent the last two summers (or vacations between school years), including any jobs you have held. Word Count: 204

Two summers ago, I played in volleyball and basketball leagues. On the weekends, I played in Mid America Youth Basketball (MAYB) tournaments, where my school’s team regularly placed in the top three o

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List of Favorite Things

1. Your favorite book and its author: Before We Go Extinct by Karen Rivers 2. Your favorite website: forgotify.com 3. Your favorite recording: Edge of Seventeen by Stevie Nicks 4. Your favorite source

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Using one of the themes below as a starting point, write about a person, event or experience that helped you define one of your values or in some way changed how you approach the world. Please do not repeat, in full or in part, the essay you wrote for the Coalition Application, the Common Application or Universal College Application. Chosen Prompt: "One of the great challenges of our time is that the disparities we face today have more complex causes and point less straightforwardly to solutions." Omar Wasow, assistant professor of politics, Princeton University. ​This quote is taken from Professor Wasow’s January 2014 speech at the Martin Luther King Day celebration at Princeton University. Word Count: 650

Watching Brett Kavanaugh’s Senate hearings last year, I noted the differences between his testimony and Christine Blasey Ford’s. I watched Ford describe the exact setup of the room she was assaulted i

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