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. (650 Words)

Around four in the morning, I stumble out of my tent to find icicles tapering down the sides of my pack. Quickly rallying the group to embark on the water, I decide to limit rest stops, cognizant that

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Tell us about a person who has influenced you in a significant way. (650 Words)

Fatigued by a late-afternoon run through the neighboring hills, my legs tense while my fingers fail to grasp the sheep’s burly coat--the tips only managing to comb through its fleeting curls. Glancing

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Please briefly elaborate on one of your extracurricular activities or work experiences that was particularly meaningful to you. (Response required in about 150 words.)

"I agree with Mr. Grunner, maybe this should be a retrospective committee." The student government VP conceded ground. I remained determined: "I think there’s merit to having student perspective in de

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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. (Response required in about 150 words.)

Before junior year, I stayed with an eccentric soccer coach in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, where, in the face of un-air-conditioned hundred-degree-nights, I trained with the local soccer academy, took Sp

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● Your favorite book and its author -- Fountainhead by Ayn Rand - While its messages about individualism don't speak to me, Ayn Rand's beautiful allegory illuminates the power of a human steadfas

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