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.

“The air was full of salt and musk that engulfed the world around me, my worn body standing motionless amidst the moving waves and infantrymen as we headed towards Omaha Beach. My head bowed, I watch

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Preferred start term Fall 2023 Admission plan Regular Decision Financial aid Yes School specific fee waivers? Yes Please consider my ACT/SAT results Yes Religion Jewish Williams required writing

When I was younger, Judaism was the light of my life. I strained my voice to sing the songs, heralded Torah traditions, and even envisioned myself a wizened rabbi in adulthood. But by my teenage yea

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Extracurricular Activity and Work Experience Briefly elaborate on an activity, organization, work experience, or hobby that has been particularly meaningful to you. (Please respond in 150 words or fewer)

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Your Voice Please respond to each question in 250 words or fewer. At Princeton, we value diverse perspectives and the ability to have respectful dialogue about difficult issues. Share a time when you had a conversation with a person or a group of people about a difficult topic. What insight did you gain, and how would you incorporate that knowledge into your thinking in the future?

When I was younger, Judaism was the light of my life. I strained my voice to sing the songs, heralded Torah traditions, and even envisioned myself a wizened rabbi in adulthood. But by my teenage yea

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1 No response could redress the loss of six million Jews slaughtered by Nazi gas and gunfire. It’s a religious farce. How she replied remains foggy in my mind today, but her words pointed to the rap

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Princeton has a longstanding commitment to service and civic engagement. Tell us how your story intersects (or will intersect) with these ideals.

I still remember the giddy expression on my grandma’s face when I first heard her speak of her fateful encounter with the King of Norway. Even today at the age of ninety-one, her anecdote can still se

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More About You Please respond to each question in 50 words or fewer. There are no right or wrong answers. Be yourself! What is a new skill you would like to learn in college?

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What brings you joy?

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What song represents the soundtrack of your life at this moment?

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at Princeton? Your choice is not binding in any way: A.B. As a research institution that also prides itself on its liberal arts curriculum, Princeton allows students to explore areas across the humanities and the arts, the natural sciences, and the social sciences. What academic areas most pique your curiosity, and how do the programs offered at Princeton suit your particular interests? (Please respond in 250 words or fewer)

I love the humanities throughout the strands of time and societies because they offer introspection via examination of how other humans think. Our world would not be the same if we didn’t make suc

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In which program of study do you think you would like to major at Princeton? Your choice is not binding in any way: History In which second program of study do you think you would like to major at Princeton? Your choice is not binding in any way: English

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indicate which certificate program might interest you: Creative Writing In addition to the major you noted above, please indicate which second choice certificate program might interest you: African American Studies Princeton will allow students to apply for admission to the Class of 2027 with or without SAT or ACT scores. Students who do not submit standardized test scores will not be at a disadvantage in the admission process. Please select one option below: I have submitted or will submit ACT or SAT scores, and would like them

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Preferred start term Fall 2023 Admission plan Regular Decision Preferred testing plan Yes, consider my standardized test scores. What test scores do you want to be considered? Consider my ACT test scores only. Previously applied No School Specific Fee Waivers N/A Financial aid Yes Gender Identity Man Do you identify as a member of the LGBTQ+ community? No Religion Jewish Additional Personal Information

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Significant Activity or Work

I still remember the giddy expression on my grandma’s face when I first heard her speak of her fateful encounter with the King of Norway. Even today at the age of ninety-one, this anecdote can still

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Activity 1 Student Clubs/Organizations Sub-categories1 Mock Trial, Publications, Community Service Organizations Activity 2 Music - Vocal Sub-categories Acapella, Choir Digital Presence https://klschools-

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Writing prompt choice Vassar is a diverse community that inspires positive change through

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Writing prompt response (Limit 300 words)

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13 Essay ResponseWords come together in my mind, strung up like lights on a lantern ring illuminating a backyard celebration. They’re percolating, crystallizing as I’m compelled to contain them on t

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What academic areas fit your interests or goals most comfortably? History Other Academic Interests? English Other Academic Interests? Political Science A topic or idea that excites you related to your academic interests?

The pale-clear waters that streak against the many peaceful islands of Japan in the year 1863, have grown murky by foreign influences. 250 years of rule under the Tokugawa Shogunate have been spurned

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Additional Testing National Latin Exam: April 2019 Maxima cum Laude, April 2021 Magna

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Why Yale

I’m drawn to the academic boldness that hallmarks Yale’s history department. For example, courses like Culture and Politics in Lusophone Africa 1885-1992 and The Economic History of India exami

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1. What inspires you? Looking out my bus window into the cloudy sky, as the world passes me by. Observing nature provides a stimulus to ponder why things are

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2. You are teaching a Yale course. What is it called? Abolitionist Lit. 1830-1860, analyzing how a fringe movement garnered

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3. Who would you invite to speak and what would you ask them to discuss? Haile Selassie, Ethiopian Emperor 1930-1974, on Resisting Western

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4. Something about you I’m an enormous Red Sox fan living in the confines of a diehard Yankees household. No matter how well the Sox perform, I’m eager to highlight the Bombers’ decade-plus-long championship drought. Essay

2. Words come together in my mind, strung up like lights on a lantern ring illuminating a backyard celebration. They percolate, crystallizing as I’m compelled to contain them on the screen, extracti

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Gratitude Question

For my fraternal twin brother,  I’m a Red Sox fan. You’re Yankees. That’s a metaphor, ostensibly, for our entire childhood and adolescence.  I’m often contemplative, thinking about something I’v

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1 Community Question Words come together in my mind, strung up like lights on a lantern ring illuminating a backyard celebration. They crystallize, seeming to coincide with the insistent arc of my s

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Arts and Sciences Response

Undoubtedly, one of Frederick Douglass’ most famous speeches is his 1852 masterpiece, “What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?” in which he laments the shocking hypocrisy of a country asserting tha

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1 In CLASS 3661 Hellenistic Philosophy , I’m amazed at how these philosophies are still timeless today, thousands of years removed from their founding. Reading poems from Martial or Catullus that e

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Are you an active member of the Society of Friends (Quaker)? No Please choose ONE of the topics below and write a response (maximum 250 words) Swarthmore students’ worldviews are often forged by their prior experiences and exposure to ideas and values. Our students are often

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In 150 to 250 words, please write a short response on the topic selected. You can type directly into the box, or you can paste text from another source.

Words come together in my mind, strung up like lights on a lantern ring illuminating a backyard celebration. They’re percolating, crystallizing as I’m compelled to contain them on the screen, extrac

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1. Tell us about a topic or issue that sparks your curiosity and gets you intellectually excited. How do you think the environment at Haverford, including the framework of the Honor Code, would foster your continued intellectual growth?

The pale-clear waters that streak against the many peaceful islands of Japan in the year 1863, have grown murky by foreign influences. 250 years of rule under the Tokugawa Shogunate have been spurne

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2. Please tell us what motivated you to apply to Haverford and what excites you most as you imagine your Haverford experience. Please limit your response to 150 words.

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1 I’m eager to explore. It’s not just bloody conflicts and the establishment of great empires that deserve to be covered, but more nuanced observations on the interactions between nations. Manmade i

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Brown’s Open Curriculum allows students to explore broadly while also diving deeply into their academic pursuits. Tell us about any academic interests that excite you, and how you might use the Open Curriculum to pursue them while also embracing topics with which you are unfamiliar. (200-250 words)

“Ms. [Name Redacted], did you know that cell specialization is a lot like labor specialization?” My AP Biology teacher just smiled expectantly, as I continued, “Because humanity transitioned from si

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Brown’s culture fosters a community in which students challenge the ideas of others and have their ideas challenged in return, promoting a deeper and clearer understanding of the complex issues confronting society. This active engagement in dialogue is as present outside the classroom as it is in academic spaces. Tell us about a time you were challenged by a perspective that differed from your own. How did you respond? (200-250 words)

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1 early feminism to criticize such actions. He wanted it to precipitate deep introspection for the males in the audience to consider their own actions, accordingly.  Well, there was no dearth of opp

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Brown students care deeply about their work and the world around them. Students find contentment, satisfaction, and meaning in daily interactions and major discoveries. Whether big or small, mundane or spectacular, tell us about something that brings you joy. (200-250 words)

As my scissors snip along the soft pink paper carved into the precise shape of a human liver, I inscribe the words “te amo toto iecore!!”, or “I love you with my entire liver!” You see, throughout m

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For this assignment, we read the book Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates about the Black experience in America and wrote an essay analyzing the rhetoric the author used to convey his argument. I wrote about how Coates used three rhetorical devices to construct an argument asserting that the American Dream is a cruel myth that does not apply to Black Americans due to the great inequality between white and Black Americans throughout our nation’s history. Grade: 96

The American Dream is the lynchpin of the nation’s cultural mythos. Generation after generation of Americans have taken precious the stories of George Washington’s stand at Valley Forge and the rat

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