Common Application: Supplementary Essay(s) (5 versions) NYU: We would like to know more about your interest in NYU. We are particularly interested in knowing what motivated you to apply to NYU and more specifically, why you have applied or expressed interest in a particular campus, schoo..

Common Application: Supplementary Essay(s) (8 versions) Brandeis U: Please include a short response to one of the four prompts below (250 words or fewer). Why would you like to attend Brandeis? Justice Brandeis said, 'Most of the things worth doing in the world had been decla..

Common Application: Supplementary Essay(s) (4 versions) Carnegie Mellon U: Please submit a one page, single-spaced essay that explains why you have chosen Carnegie Mellon and your particular major(s), department(s) or program(s). This essay should include the reasons why you've chose..

Common Application: Supplementary Essay(s) (3 versions) UChicago: How does the University of Chicago, as you know it now, satisfy your desire for a particular kind of learning, community, and future? Please address with some specificity your own wishes and how they relate to UChicago...

Common Application: Supplementary Essay(s) (650 words) Cornell: Tell us what you'd like to major in at Cornell, and why or how your past academic or work experience influenced your decision, and how transferring to Cornell would further your academic interests. (Please limit your res..

Common Application: Supplementary Essay(s) (7 versions) Rice U: How did you first learn about Rice University and what motivated you to apply? (250 word limit) 250-word version: Sorting through the massive information..., the label “philosophy butters no bread” cau..