We are interested in learning more about you and the context in which you have grown up, formed your aspirations, and accomplished your academic successes. Please describe the factors and challenges that have most shaped your personal life and aspirations. How have these factors helped you to grow? In 800 words or less:

With seconds left, I’m not going to make it; the current is too strong. The starting horn goes off, though it can’t be heard over the howling wind and crashing waves. I grapple to cross the starting l

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Option 2: Describe an experience that caused you to change your perspective and/or opinion. (Questbridge Supplement)

I learned about Stanton’s Night of Student One-Act Plays, and eagerly auditioned. I loved acting because I was free to express myself, and I didn’t see it as anything more than an art. What’s intrigui

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How does the University of Chicago, as you know it now, satisfy your desire for a particular kind of learning, community, and future? Please address with some specificity your own wishes and how they relate to UChicago (approximately 500 words)

Floods, droughts, warming oceans, wildfires, and the destruction of habitats occur around the planet, showcasing Earth’s response to a century of human carelessness. Living and training in Jacksonvill

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Note: This is the UChicago Uncommon Essay; however admit yogi's formatting messed up my formatting, namely the equations and graphs. Feel free to reach out to me at maxz@uchicago.edu or dreamschoolreality@gmail.com and I'll be happy to send you the essay in its intended formatting. In Homer’s Iliad, Helen had a “face that launched a thousand ships.” A millihelen, then, measures the beauty needed to launch one ship. The Sagan unit is used to denote any large quantity (in place of “billions and billions”). A New York Minute measures the period of time between a traffic light turning green and the cab behind you honking. Invent a new unit of measurement. How is it derived? How is it used? What are its equivalents?

Walking through the hallway at school, I pass my classmates and teachers and give them a polite smile, one which fades quickly as I walk away. Then, I see some of my best friends and smile as I wave m

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(Questbridge) Short answer prompt #1: Tell us about one of your proudest achievements or moments and what it says about you.

11 hours, 1 minute, and 1 second. That’s my time for the Mug Race. At over 40 miles long, it’s the world’s longest river race for a sailor. All other boats competing are crewed by a team. My crew cons

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(Questbridge) Short answer prompt #2: If you could meet a character from a book or a historical figure, who would it be and what would you ask them?

I would meet Nikola Tesla and listen to his ideas on changing the energy norm to green, renewable energy. After his famous inventions, Tesla became devoted to creating cheap, wireless energy for every

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