Cornell: Describe your intellectual interests, their evolution, and what make them exciting to you. 246-word version: Economics & Political Science - Cornell ...(To be more precise, I would have to describe it as a room straight out of a library with a bed underneath the shadows of the boo..

Duke: If you have participated in any significant research activity outside of school, please provide a brief description and limit your response to one or two paragraphs. Northwestern: If you have done any research or independent study outside of school, please include an abstract or summary of..

Duke: If you have participated in any significant research activity outside of school, please provide a brief description. Please limit this response to one or two paragraphs. If you choose not to submit the information, your chance of admission will not be affected. Northwestern: If you have don..

Stanford: Virtually all of Stanford's undergraduates live on campus. Write a note to your future roommate that reveals something about you or that will help your roommate -- and us -- know you better. (250 word limit.) 234-word version Hey, roommate! ...Despite my ardor for computer..

MIT: We know you lead a busy life, full of activities, many of which are required of you. Tell us about something you do for the pleasure of it. (*)(100 words or fewer) Caltech: Caltech students have long been known for their quirky sense of humor and creative pranks. Please describe an unus..

MIT: Please tell us more about your cultural background and identity in the space below (100 word limit). 100-word version Back in Korea, I am labeled as the 1.5 generation, a limbo generation, so to speak, that normally carries a negative connotation... Brown: We all exist within communit..