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.

If cardboard were a food or movie or book, I would be an avid consumer. My longtime after-school snack is Maruchan ramen noodles. While many rely on an assemblage of soft boiled eggs and fresh cut v

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Tell us about a topic or idea that excites you and is related to one or more academic areas you selected above. Why are you drawn to it? (200 words or fewer)

From the depths of my apartment’s bookshelf-lined walls, two new companions emerge: Calvin, frolicsome first grader, and Hobbes, sardonic stuffed-tiger sidekick. Shoulder to shoulder, my dad and I ent

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What is it about Yale that has led you to apply? (125 words or fewer)

Examining Oklahoma City’s uninvested classrooms and Portland’s routine budget cuts, the swirling issue of educational inequity has become my go-to essay topic, primary policy concern, and topmost sour

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Yale’s residential colleges regularly host conversations with guests representing a wide range of experiences and accomplishments. What person, past or present, would you invite to speak and what would you ask them to discuss? (200 characters)

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You are teaching a new Yale course. What's it called? (200 characters)

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What is something about you that is not included anywhere else in your application? (200 characters)

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What inspires you? (200 characters)

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Any additional essay prompt (unlimited)

In sixth grade, I attended my first Jewish service without God. “אֲדֹנָי is one” reshaped into “humanity is one”, and we questioned the Torah’s supernatural storyline while upholding our community cov

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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? (250 words)

When I moved from Oklahoma City to Portland, the greatest divergence was not in lifestyle or geography, but investments in public education. Since then, the swirling issue of educational inequity has

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What is a new skill you would like to learn in college? (50 words)

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What song represents the soundtrack of your life at this moment? (50 words)

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