Common App Essay Topic 1

I gazed up at the high peaks towering above me, admiring the treacherous beauty of the steep ridges and jagged pinnacles. I had been determined to stand atop those peaks ever since my fifth-grade teac

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Why Us, 100 words

At Dartmouth, the curricular flexibility allows me to pursue my love for physics and history in a double major. Summer semesters create many opportunities for me to fully develop my interests, and the

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In The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, William Kamkwamba, Class of 2014, reflects on constructing a windmill from recycled materials to power the electrical appliances in his family’s Malawian house: “If you want to make it, all you have to do is try.” What drives you to create and what do you hope to make, or have you already made? (250-300)

I love to channel my creative energy into physics and history, creating both ideas and contraptions. I always enjoyed building gadgets and taking apart electronic toys as a child, and I loved to read

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favorite activity

In junior year, I founded the Rocketry Club at my school. My club prepared for The American Rocketry Challenge, where model rockets aimed to reach 800 feet of altitude in a time of 40 to 43 seconds, w

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essay 2

As a toddler, I began binge-watching the show How the Universe Works, fascinated by the vastness of the cosmos. Growing up, I learned more about physics concepts. Reading Nikola Tesla’s biography as a

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why us

Mines appeals to me as a school fit for both my academic dreams and my lifestyle. The Mines Undergraduate Research Fellowship grabs my attention as an experience I wish to have, as it provides an oppo

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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(250)

In my AP US History project which was published in The Concord Review, I researched the Flying Tigers, a group of American volunteer pilots who defended Chinese skies in the Second World War. I discov

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Main Essay #1

Being passionate about understanding the world, I have found a special love for history. I first took interest in history in middle school, when I began exploring subjects on my own after learning abo

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essay 2

Being passionate about understanding the world, I have developed a special love for history. I first took interest in history in middle school, when I began exploring subjects on my own after learning

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moon made of cheese

The moon glows bright yellow in the night sky, quite like another sun in a sea of darkness. The moon is perfectly smooth; many millennia of withering in the hostile environment of space had leveled ou

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topic that excites

The Scientific Revolution excites me, both for the scientific innovations and its monumental impact on history. First being introduced to it in Physical Science class, I learned about the breakthrough

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