560-word version: ‘A novel perspective, or is it?’ It has always been with me but I had casually neglected to cultivate it for I had been so caught up in temporal concerns. This year’s trip was the second time and I was able to conceive more thoughts and renovate my insights.....

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..

Please tell us how you have spent the last two summers (or vacations between school years), including any jobs you have held: (2500 character limit) 1091-character version: I spent the last two summers volunteering at a community center and interning at the Korean National Assembly... In 2007, I..

My “Samul-nori” (Korean folk music accompanied by a traditional percussion quartet) group was invited to Spain to perform our music. We adapted to the torrid climate and tried to become a bit more Spanish...

Since 2006, I have participated in English classes at my school as a teaching assistant. Because I was the first such assistant appointed, I was asked to draft guidelines for future assistants. During afternoon English classes, I helped students in my year with their writing skills and with develo..

164-word version: After knocking on dorm doors, I gathered everyone and started out for our task at hand. It was hotter than usual and we were supposed to nail plywood to the house that day. Although we did not make much progress due to the oppressive heat, I labored on... 178-word version: I wok..