Barnard College: Pick one woman in history or fiction to converse with for an hour and explain your choice. What would you talk about? (1000 characters)

991-character version: Barnard College
Scarlett O’ Hara from Gone With the Wind intrigues me in terms of her determination to achieve goals set forth for herself and persistence to overcome adversities through acknowledging her character flaws...

NYU: What intrigues you? Tell us about one work of art, scientific achievement, piece of literature, method of communication, or place in the world (a film, book, performance, website, event, location, etc.), and explain its significance to you. (1500 characters)

1477-character version: New York U
Scarlett O’ Hara in Gone With the Wind intrigues me in terms of her determination to achieve goals set forth for herself and persistence to overcome the most difficult of hardships by acknowledging her character flaws...

U of Michigan: Everyone belongs to many different communities and/or groups defined by (among other things) shared geography, religion, ethnicity, income, cuisine, interest, race, ideology, or intellectual heritage. Choose one of the communities to which you belong, and describe that community and your place within it. (Approximately 250 words)

281-word version: U of Michigan—Ann Arbor
Although I have always belonged to an intercultural community since the first grade, it has never discouraged my inclination to empathize with the cultures of regional literatures. Specifically, I sympathize with Scarlett O’ Hara in Gone With the Wind the most...