Brown: Please respond to one of the following questions: A, B, or C. (2000 characters)

A. Why are you going to college?
B. Sculptor Jacques Lipchitz once said, "Cubism is like standing at a certain point on a mountain and looking around. If you go higher, things will look different; if you go lower, again they will look different. It is a point of view." With this in mind, describe a moment when your perspective changed.
C. What question could we ask to gain the most insight into you? What is your answer?

1912-character version: Brown
With the reemergence of Apple, electronic devices from cell phones to PC’s are now slimmer and, “yes,” simpler...

Tufts: Think outside the box if you answer one of the following questions. Take a risk and go somewhere unexpected. Be serious if the moment calls for it but feel comfortable being playful if that suits you, too. We invite you to choose one of these topics and prepare an essay of 250 to 500 words (5000 characters maximum). (And it really is optional!)

1. Science, math, and society are filled with postulates, laws, and theories like the Ninth Commandment, PV=nRT, Occam`s Razor, and H.R. 3541. Warm air rises. Good (English) grammar requires `i` before `e` except after `c.` So pick a law, any law, and explain its significance to you.
2. Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa told The New York Times, "The only way of not generating conflict is to do nothing, and I wasn`t elected to do nothing." What issue quickens your pulse and inspires you to join the fray?
3. Celebrate your nerdy side?
4. The human narrative is replete with memorable characters like America`s Paul Revere, ancient Greece`s Perseus, or the Fox Spirits of East Asia. Imagine one of humanity`s storied figures is alive and working in the world today. Why does Rapunzel work at Saks? Would Shiva be a general or a diplomat? Is Quetzalcoatl trapped in a zoo? In short, connect your chosen figure to the contemporary world and imagine the life he/she/it might lead.
5. Why did you do it?
6. Prepare a one-minute video that says something about you. Upload it to an easily accessible website (like YouTube, but we recommend using a privacy setting) and give us the URL and access code. What you do or say is totally up to you. (We are unable to watch videos that come in any form other than a URL link.)

3209-character or 533-word version: Tufts
The hues used for today’s apparel are not as vivid and vibrant as before. In contrast to the brilliant vestments of the Victorian era, the colors of today’s garments are more in monotone...

UC—Berkeley: Tell us about a personal quality, talent, accomplishment, contribution or experience that is important to you. What about this quality or accomplishment makes you proud, and how does it relate to the person you are?

550-word version: U of California—Berkeley
The hues used for today’s apparel are not as vivid and vibrant as before. In contrast to the brilliant vestments of the Victorian era, the colors of today’s garments are more in monotone...