Common Application: Supplementary Essay(s) (6 versions)
Cornell U: How have your interests and related experiences influenced the major you have selected in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences? (Please limit your response to 650 words.)
Texas A&M U: Topic C (optional)
Considering your lifetime goals, discuss how your current and future academic and extracurricular activities might help you achieve your goals.
If you are submitting your essay online, it must be no longer than 120 eighty-character lines of text (including spaces and blank lines).
Version 1: 540 words
Besides Veterinary Medicine, I am equally interested in and excited about studying and exploring all that Animal Science has to offer since Animal Science in essence is an inseparable extension of Veterinary Medicine...
UC—Davis: Personal Statement 2
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?
Version 2: 472 words
Aside from animal science, I am equally interested in and excited about studying and exploring all that biology has to offer since animal science in essence is an inseparable extension of biology...
U of Wisconsin—Madison: Additional Statement
Tell us why you decided to apply to the University of Wisconsin-Madison. In addition, share with us the academic, extracurricular, or research opportunities you would take advantage of as a student. If applicable, provide details of any circumstance that could have had an impact on your academic performance and/or extracurricular involvement.
Version 3: 700 words
...You see, aside from Veterinary Medicine, I am equally interested in and excited about studying and exploring all that Animal Sciences has to offer since Animal Sciences in essence is an inseparable extension of Veterinary Medicine...
Purdue U: Please briefly elaborate on one of your extracurricular activities or work experiences. (25 word minimum, 200 words maximum)
Version 4-1: 191 words
In volunteering for My Dog & Samsung, I realized that my ambition in Veterinary Medicine may have to be preceded by studies in Animal Sciences or Biochemistry...
Purdue U: How will opportunities at Purdue support your interests, both in and out of the classroom? (Respond in 100 words or fewer.)
Version 4-2: 100 words
...But besides its academics, I am also certain that its great opportunities for studying abroad and diverse sports would revitalize me time and again...
Purdue U: Briefly discuss your reasons for pursuing the major you have selected. (Respond in 100 words or fewer.)
Version 4-3: 100 words
Studying Pre-Veterinary Medicine excites me in that I may be able to contribute to...finding ways to prevent and cure diseases like FMD...
College of William & Mary: Beyond your impressive academic credentials and extra curricular accomplishments, what else makes you unique and colorful? We know nobody fits neatly into 500 words or less, but you can provide us with some suggestion of the type of person you are. Anything goes! Inspire us, impress us, or just make us laugh. Think of this optional opportunity as show and tell by proxy and with an attitude. For additional context, check out the William & Mary Admission Office video message at
www.wm.edu/admissionvideo.
Version 5: 494 words
Besides animal science, I am equally interested in and excited about studying and exploring all that biology has to offer since animal science in essence is an inseparable extension of biology...
Boston College: We would like to get a better sense of you. Please select one of the questions below and write an essay of 400 words or less providing your response.
1. What contemporary issue or trend relating to politics, culture, and society, or foreign policy particularly concerns you and why?
2. Many human beings throughout history have found inspiration and joy in literature and works of art. Is there a book, play, poem, movie, painting, music selection, or photograph that has been especially meaningful to you?
3. Contemporary higher education reflects a tension between preparing for a meaningful life and preparing for a career. What are you looking for in your undergraduate education? Which emphasis is more important to you at this time and why?
4. “Magis,” a Latin word meaning “more,” is often cited in reference to goals of Jesuit education, which seeks to help students become better, do more, and have as much impact on society as possible. How do you hope to achieve the Magis in your life?
Version 6: 400 words
Besides animal science, I am equally interested in and excited about studying and exploring all that biology has to offer since animal science in essence is an inseparable extension of biology...