The lessons we take from obstacles we encounter can be fundamental to later success. Recount a time when you faced a challenge, setback, or failure. How did it affect you, and what did you learn from the experience?

My clothes and hair were dusted in dirt and twigs, crumbled leaves trailed behind me with every move, and I tried to hide how hard I was panting.  “Bang!” The doors swung open to the meeting room, a

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Please briefly elaborate on one of your extracurricular activities or work experiences. (50-150 words)

I sat hyperfocused at the microscope for what felt like hours, wiring a chip that could be used in a quantum computer. The gold wire I was soldering onto the tiny chip fluttered onto the even-tinier

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Your intellectual life may extend beyond the academic requirements of your particular school. Please use the space below to list additional intellectual activities that you have not mentioned or detailed elsewhere in your application. These could include, but are not limited to, supervised or self-directed projects not done as school work, training experiences, online courses not run by your school, or summer academic or research programs not described elsewhere. (150 words)

When I was gifted a Korean copy of the comic series Doraemon, I had never seen anything like it. Although I was half Korean, my mother and sisters and I had been ostracized by my Korean relatives beca

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The University of Rochester motto of Meliora – or “ever better” - deeply integrates critical core values into all that we do. These core values of equity, leadership, integrity, openness, respect and accountability define not only who we are, but also who we hope to become. Please use the space below to highlight a time, creative idea or research experience when you put into action one or more of these characteristics in order to make yourself, your community or the world ever better. (250 word limit)

As a high schooler interested in computer science research, I know how difficult it is to take the leap into a scientist’s inbox to talk about research and potential opportunities. Forging a connectio

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Dr. Donna Strickland, University of Rochester alum and 2018 Nobel Prize winner in Physics said, “There’s no point in me being anything other than me.” The University of Rochester encourages each student to embrace who they are and create their own individual curricular path and experience. How will you use the opportunities here to fully be who you are? What unique perspectives will you bring to our community?

“Where are you from?” Although it’s a question I get frequently, it makes me think. It’s a simple question, but there’s no definite answer for me. I have no hometown — I was born in Texas, but I’ve mo

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What brings you joy? (50)

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

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

Computer science lies at the junction of many fields — economics, physics, the environment — and I plan to dive deep in as many applications as I can, finding new connections and innovative solutions

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What inspires you?*(approx 35 words)

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2. You are teaching a Yale course. What is it called? (approx 35 words)

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3. 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?*(approx 35 words)

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