Carnegie Mellon: List the books (if any) you've read this year for pleasure. Choose one and in a sentence describe its impact on you. 265-character version: The Art of War, Shiji (Records of the Grand Historian), The Greek Myths... Han Feizi...showed me the qualities needed for an ind..

477-word version: Carnegie Mellon – Japanese ...Ever since understanding this doctrine, I have been convinced that learning and studying language is an essential endeavor... 474-word version: Emory – Japanese ...Ever since understanding this doctrine, I have been convinced that lea..

Col. of W&M: Briefly describe what attracted you to The College of William and Mary. 379-word version: College of William and Mary The most attractive aspect of William and Mary is the small professor-student ratio, meaning that students and professors have good relationships, and students ge..

No matter what other very “mature,” “qualified,” and “desired,” applicants say about Columbia’s “diversity,” “(the Core) programs,” “professors,” “Blue Guide,” “Low Library,” “Doppler Labora..

A good education is achieved through a close relationship among the students and professors. Accordingly, a good college experience requires a communal bond of those teaching and learning...

Columbia: For applicants to Columbia College, please tell us what attracts you specifically to the field or fields of study that you noted in the Application Data section. If you are currently undecided, please write about any field or fields in which you may have interest at this time, but have n..