Common Application: Supplementary Essay(s) (110 words) Carnegie Mellon U: List the books (if any) you've read this year for pleasure. Choose one and in a sentence describe its impact on you. 110-word version: Da Vinchi Code - Dan Brown... Although I may come across..

Research (optional) Caltech applicants demonstrate their passion for math, science or engineering in a variety of ways. Prior research experience is not required to gain undergraduate admission to Caltech. However, if you have written a research paper on a math, science or engineering project, you..

Caltech students have long been known for their quirky sense of humor and creative pranks. Please describe an unusual way in which you have fun. 336-word version: In ninth grade, my friends and I impishly and, to an extent, unintentionally short-circuited an entire building—we did not e..

Common Application: Supplementary Essay(s) (500 words) Caltech: Scientific exploration clearly excites you. Beyond our 3:1 student-to-faculty ratio and our intense focus on research opportunities, how do you believe Caltech will best fuel your intellectual curiosity and help you meet you..

Common Application: Supplementary Essay(s) (2 versions) Caltech: Scientific exploration clearly excites you. Beyond our 3:1 student-to-faculty ratio and our intense focus on research opportunities, how do you believe Caltech will best fuel your intellectual curiosity and help you meet yo..

UW: Briefly explain (in 50-100 words), how you decided which activity was the most important to you. 100-word version: Business Administration-oriented – U of Wisconsin Founding Innovative Entrepreneur’s Club was not easy and running it was even harder... U of Michigan: Everyo..