You have just completed your 300-page autobiography. Please submit page 217. (3500 characters) 2966-character version: U of Pennsylvania About ten months ago, I had thought about writing an autobiography now that I was 57 and about to retire just after my 58th birthday in November. To my surpris..

Would you please tell us about a few of your favorite books, poems, authors, films, plays, pieces of music, musicians, performers, paintings, artists, magazines, or newspapers? Feel free to touch on one, some, or all of the categories listed, or add a category of your own. 239-word version: U of..

Name a Penn professor with whom you would like to study or conduct research and explain why. (1000 characters limit) Version 1-1 (617 characters): My professor of choice is Professor Fevzi Daldal in the biology department. Of the many professors in School of Arts and Sciences, I believe that Pro..

What work of art, music, science, mathematics, or literature has surprised, unsettled, or challenged you, and in what way? (roughly 250 words) 200-word version: U of Virginia Although I was a classical pianist in the beginning, after hearing for the first time the music of Duke Ellington, the pr..

The remarkable citizens and numerous pathbreaking scholars who have been a part of our community—such as abolitionist Frederick Douglass, women`s rights activist Susan B. Anthony, and philanthropist Joseph C. Wilson—lead us to appreciate the importance of bringing together students fro..

Briefly discuss a current global issue, indicating why you consider it important and what you suggest should be done to deal with it. 592-word version: Georgetown Walsh School of Foreign Service On June 20, 2008, ten thousand Korean farmers gathered in Seoul Square, holding aloft the rice that th..