Describe a trait or characteristic that has been passed along to you by your family. Tell us why you like or dislike this part of yourself. (500 character limit) Version 1 (490 characters): A characteristic that everyone in my family carries is “assertiveness,” a trait that is typical..

You have been selected to sing in a talent show. What song would you choose? Why? (500 character limit) Version 1 (496 characters): Being an Asian, I often find myself attached to other successful Asians. But there is one popular Asian whom I have no regard for... Version 2 (474 characters): As..

New York City is an essential element of academic and cultural life at NYU. If you could start a club or service organization at NYU, what would it be and how would you envision it impacting the larger community? (500 character limit) Version 1 (496 characters): Our senior class went to New York..

What outrages you? 109-word version: Something that outrages me is prejudice of any kind... What have you read recently that you found enlightening? 85-word version: I recently read an article about a huge computer server hidden in an AT&T office in California... Make a rational argument..

Some scientific advances are so counterintuitive that they completely change the way we think about the world. Examples are the ideas of Isaac Newton or Charles Darwin or Marie Curie. Which scientific discovery made during your lifetime has mot significantly affected the world around you? 309-wor..

Tell us about a friendship you have forged with someone from a different trace, class religion, or background. How did this friendship develop? What has it taught you? 645-word version: U of North Carolina--Chapel Hill ...Although I have plenty of American friends at school, our time to talk is u..