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CommonApplication

Shortanswer–Pleasebrieflyelaborateononeofyouractivities（extracurricular,personalactivitiesorworkexperience）.Attachyourresponseonaseparatesheet（150wordsorfewer）.

PersonalStatement–Pleasewriteandessay（250-500words）onatopicofyourchoiceoroneoftheoptionslistedbelow,andattachittoyourapplicationbeforesubmission.Thispersonalstatementhelpsusbecomeacquaintedwithyouasapersonandastudent,apartfromcourses,grades,testscores,andotherobjectivedata.Itwillalsodemonstrateyourabilitytoorganizethoughtsandexpressyourself.

1.Evaluateasignificantexperience,achievement,riskyouhavetaken,orethicaldilemmayouhavefacedanditsimpactonyou.

2.Discusssomeissueofpersonal,local,national,orinternationalconcernanditsimportancetoyou.

3.Indicateapersonwhohashadasignificantinfluenceonyou,anddescribethatinfluence.

4.Describeacharacterinfiction,anhistoricalfigure,oracreativework（asinart,music,science,etc.）thathashadaninfluenceonyou,andexplainthatinfluence.

5.Arangeofacademicinterests,personalperspectives,andlifeexperiencesaddmuchtotheeducationalmix.Givenyourpersonalbackground,describeanexperiencethatillustrateswhatyouwouldbringtothediversityinacollegecommunity,oranencounterthatdemonstratedtheimportanceofdiversitytoyou.

6.Topicofyourchoice.

AmericanUniversity

UsestheCommonApplicationessayquestionsortheAmericanUniversityapplicationessay

ThisisyouropportunitytoprovidetheAdmissionsCommitteewithaglimpseofyouinawaythatgradesandtestscorescannot.Thisessayisusedtodetermineyourabilitytoorganizeyourthoughtsandtoexpressthemclearly.Chooseoneessaytopic.Writenomorethan500wordsonyourownpaper.

•Tellusaboutyourrelationshipwithyourhometown.

•YourlifeisbeingmadeintoarealityTVshow.Whatwillitbecalled,andwhywillpeoplewatch?

•Atopicofyourchoice.

ArizonaStateUniversity

Noessaysorpersonalstatementsrequiredorrequested.

AuburnUniversity

Mustlogintoapplicationisseeessaytopic.

Examplefrom2009-2010application-

ThisadditionalinformationisrequiredforallfreshmanapplicantsandwillassisttheOfficeofAdmissionsandRecordsinyouradmissionevaluation.Whiletheprimaryfactorsinanyadmissiondecisionareacademic（highschoolcoursework,gradepointaverageandstandardizedtestscores）,theOfficeofAdmissionsandRecordswillconsiderotherfactorsthatcontributetoyoursuccess.

•Describeanintellectualorcreativeopportunityfromyourhighschoolyearsthatyouhaveenjoyed.Highlightyourpersonalgrowththroughthisexperience.

•AuburnUniversityencouragesundergraduatestoparticipateintheStudyAbroadprogram.Ifyoucouldspendonesemesterstudyingabroad,wherewouldyouchooseandwhy?

•Inthespaceprovided,pleaseexplainwhyyoubelievethatyouruniquecultural,educationaland/orlifeexperienceswillenhancetheeducationalexperienceofthefreshmanclassatAuburn.

•Ifyoufeelthatspecialcircumstancesmayhaveadverselyaffectedyourhighschoolperformance,pleasesummarize.

BostonCollege

UsestheCommonApplicationessayquestions.

BostonUniversity

UsestheCommonApplicationessayquestions.

BrighamYoungUniversity

Mustestablishonlineaccountbeforeaccesstoapplication.

BrownUniversity

UsestheCommonApplicationessayquestions.

BucknellUniversity

UsestheCommonApplicationessayquestionsplussupplementalessays.

Thefollowingquestionsareyouropportunitytodemonstrate,withinthecontextoftheCommonApplication,whatmakesyouuncommonanduniquelyyou.Inyourresponses,beboldandhavesomefun–really!

Tellusaboutyourtalentsandinterestssothatwecanknowthe“you”behindthetranscripts.

RequiredEssay

Whatarethethreemostimportantthingsyourfuturefacultyandclassmatesshouldknowaboutyou?

（75-150wordstotal）

OptionalEssay

AtBucknell,studentsarefreetotakecreativeandthoughtfulrisks.Infact,weencouragethemtodoso,andwesupportthemalongtheway.Asstudentsrealizetheirownpotentialthroughrisk,sotoo,dotheybetterunderstandhowvaluableriskcanbeinunderstanding–and**adifferencein–thisinterconnectedworld.We’reinterestedinthekindofpositiverisk-takingenergyyouwouldbringtoourUniversity.Please

describeatimewhenyoufoundthecouragetostepoutsideofyourcomfortzonetodosomethingunexpectedandcompletelyunlikeyou.Whydidyoutakethisrisk?

Whathaveyoulearnedfromtheexperience?

（upto500words）

Carnegie-MellonUniversity

UsestheCommonApplicationessayquestionsplussupplementalessay.

Pleasesubmitaone-pageessaythatexplainswhyyouhavechosenyourmajor,departmentorprogram.Thisessayshouldincludethereasonswhyyou’vechosenthemajor,anygoalsorrelevantworkplansandanyotherinformationyouwouldlikeustoknow.Ifyouareapplyingtomorethanonecollegeorprogram,pleasementioneachcollegeorprogramyouareapplyingto.Becauseouradmissioncommitteesreviewapplicantsbycollegesandprograms,youressaycanimpactourfinaldecision.Pleasedonotexceedonepageforthisessay.

CatholicUniversityofAmerica

UsestheCommonApplicationessayquestions.

ClemsonUniversity

Mustlog-intogettoapplication.

CoastalCarolinaUniversity

Noessayorpersonalstatementisrequiredorrequested.

CollegeofCharleston

Mustlog-intogettoapplication.

ColumbiaUniversity

Writeanessaywhichconveystothereaderasenseofwhoyouare.Possibletopicsmayinclude,butarenotlimitedto,experienceswhichhaveshapedyourlife,thecircumstancesofyourupbringing,youmostmeaningful,intellectualachievement,thewayyouseetheworld–thepeopleinit,eventsgreatandsmall,everydaylife–oranypersonalthemewhichappealstoyourimagination.Pleaserememberthatweareconcernednotonlywiththesubstanceofyourprosebutwiththewritingstyleaswell.Wepreferthatyoulimityourselftoapproximately250-500words.

ColoradoStateUniversity

UsesCommonApplicationessayquestions.

CornellUniversity

UsesCommonApplicationessayquestions.

DartmouthUniversity

UsesCommonApplicationessayquestions.

DavidsonCollege

UsesCommonApplicationessayquestionsplussupplementalshortresponses.

ShortResponses–Pleaserespondtoeachofthefollowingonaseparatesheetofpaper.

A.TheDavidsoncommunityabidesbyanhonorcodethatgovernsacademicaswellaspersonallife.PleaserefertotheHonorCodeliteratureincludedwiththeapplication.Asaprospectivememberofourcommunity,discussthebenefitsanddrawbacksoftheDavidsonHonorCodeandyourroleinit.

B.WhatarethequalitiesandcharacteristicsofDavidsonthatappealtoyou,andwhatcontributionsdoyouanticipate**asaDavidsonstudent?

C.Listthebooksyouhavereadinthepastyearforschoolorleisure.Placeanasteriskbythosebooksrequiredforclassesyouhavetaken.

DickinsonCollege

UsestheCommonApplicationessayquestionsplussupplementalessays.

Inadditiontocurriculum,grades,activitiesandtesting,theAdmissionsCommitteelooksforpurpose,potential,andself-reflection.Yourresponsetooneofthefollowingwillbecriticaltoourunderstandingofyourcandidacy.Pleaseconsidercarefullythisquestionandprovideyouransweronanadditionalpage.

DickinsonCollegefounder,statesmanandphysicianBenjaminRushwroteseveralessaysoneducationforthisnewnation.ListedbelowarethreeofRush'sphilosophies.Chooseoneandexplainhowthatphilosophyrelatestoyourtalents,goalsandthereasonsyouchosetoapplytoDickinson.

•Dickinsonstudentsshallpursueausefuleducationintheartsandsciences.

•Dickinsonstudentsshallbecomegloballyengagedcitizenleaders.

•Dickinsonstudentsshallunderstandthattheydonotbelongtothemselves.

DrexelUniversity

UsestheCommonApplicationessayquestions

Allapplicantsmustsubmita1–2pageessayonlineat

www.drexel.edu/apply/essay.Wecannotacceptessayssubmittedonpaper.

WestphalCollegeofMediaArts&Designapplicantsshouldrelatetheiressaytopictotheirinterestintheirmajor.IfyouareapplyingtoanaccelerateddegreeprogramintheWestphalCollege,youressaytopicshouldrelatetoyourselectedmajorandindicatewhyyouareagoodcandidatefortheprogram.

Accelerateddegreeapplicants（exceptBA/BS/MDandBA/BS/JD）:

Youshoulddescribethefactorsthatinfluencedyourdecisiontopursueanaccelerateddegreeinyourchosenprofession.

•BA/BS/JDapplicantsshouldrefertowww.drexel.edu/apply/bsjdforspecificessaytopics.

•BA/BS/MDapplicantsshouldrefertotheCollegeofMedicineSupplementalApplicationatwww.drexel.edu/apply/bsmdforspecificessaytopics.

•BS/PhDapplicantsmustalsodescribeanyresearchinvolvement.

Allotherapplicants:

Youmaywriteaboutwhyyouareinterestedinyourchoiceofmajororyoumaywriteonanysubjectyouchoose.

DukeUniversity

UsestheCommonApplicationessayquestionsplussupplementalessay.

Youranswertothefollowingquestionswillbeevaluatedalongwiththeessayyou’llwriteaspartoftheCommonApplicationortheUniversalCollegeApplication.Weencourageyoutotakeadvantageofthisadditionalopportunitytoletusknowaboutyourintellectualandpersonalinterests.Pleaselimiteachanswerasindicated.

（RequiredforEngineeringApplicantsOnly）IfyouareapplyingtothePrattSchoolofEngineering,pleasediscusswhyyouwanttostudyengineeringandwhyyouwouldliketostudyatDuke.（Pleaselimityourresponsetoonetothreeparagraphs）.

Thefollowingquestionsareoptional—andyes,theytruly