UIUC: In an essay of 300 words or less, tell us something about yourself that isn't covered elsewhere in this application, some interest or experience of yours that you think the University of Illinois should know about as part of the admissions review. 300-word version: U of Illinois&mdas..

U of Notre Dame: The curriculum offered at Notre Dame varies from what you might expect (e.g. Introduction to Biological Sciences, Accountancy) to topics you might not (e.g. Theology and Engineering, Friendship: From Aristotle to Facebook). If you could introduce a new course and serve as the expe..

Columbia: Please tell us what academic class has been your favorite and why. (1500 characters) 1485-character version: Biochemistry-oriented - Columbia In extension to neuroscience and behavior, I am also interested in biochemistry because I speculate that... 1550-character version: Chemis..

462-word version: Carnegie Mellon – Col. of Humanities and Social Sciences – Econ. ...I needed to understand the interrelationships of the constituents of an organization as a company is in essence a community in the smaller scale and a society in the larger scale...

...Since my earnestly hopeful response to my application decision, I wanted to inform you of the work that I have been doing since second semester that not only gratified but also motivated me to remain committed to what I want to pursue in my studies. I have been fortunate enough to earn a spot a..

Common Application: Supplementary Essay(s) (8 versions) Brandeis U: Please include a short response to one of the four prompts below (250 words or fewer). Why would you like to attend Brandeis? Justice Brandeis said, 'Most of the things worth doing in the world had been decla..