Pomona College: What experience in high school has mattered most to you? How do you see this experience influencing your decision-making in college? 286-word version: Pomona College I am a perfectionist in the arena that I am familiar with and, this time, I wanted to prove that I was a capable si..

Emory: What is your favorite ride at the amusement park? How does this reflect your approach to life? (no more than 250 words) 250-word version: Emory ...Imagining myself to be on a real small wooden boat sailing quietly through the deep interior regions of the Amazon River, I truly thought th..

Emory: What is your favorite ride at the amusement park? How does this reflect your approach to life? (no more than 250 words) 250-word version: Emory Although I do enjoy the thrills and shrills of various roller coasters, free-falling rides, and pirate ships that swing from 180 to full 360 de..

Johns Hopkins: Communities define our lives. Those you are born into, those you make yourselves, and those you fall into by accident -- communities of all types influence us and help shape us. Describe a defining community in your life and what it means to you. 244-word version: Johns Hopkins..

Stanford: Stanford students possess an intellectual vitality. Reflect on an idea or experience that has been important to your intellectual development. (2000 characters) 1987-character version: Stanford Not again. I had skipped dinner to put extra work in the gym, only to discover that my Zoo..

168-word version: With overwhelming inquisitiveness as usual, I suddenly became fixated on the convention of the rotational direction of clocks... 181-word version: With overwhelming inquisitiveness as usual, I suddenly became fixated on the convention of the rotational direction of clocks...