Villanova: At Villanova, we believe that an educational experience should transform hearts and minds. Please explain why you seek to become part of the Villanova community and the reason(s) behind your choice of academic major. 306-word version: Nursing – Villanova As I am a Catholic, c..

Boston U: Students consider many different factors when applying to college. Briefly discuss who or what influenced your decision to apply to Boston University. Please be as specific as possible. (Please limit your response to the space below.) 130-word version: Sociology-oriented – Bos..

266-word version: U of Notre Dame ...It was when I walked by the Theodore Hesburgh Library and the Basilica of the Sacred Heart, my pulse raced, and I knew that University of Notre Dame was what I had dreamed of for the last four years of high school...

461-word version: Nothing, Something, Anything Sky blue, the color of sheer innocence, has a cathartic effect on me, lifting me up to the sky whenever I need a diversion or some refreshment. Yet, it is difficult to determine just one color to describe the sky: passionate reddish orange of the ev..

Northwestern: An old expression says, "what is right is not always popular and what is popular is not always right." Give an example of a time when you made a choice that was not popular, but you felt was right. Why did you make this choice? What happened as a result? (500 words) 47..

If you could pose for a formal oil portrait in the style of Hans Holbein`s The Ambassadors, what possessions would surround you and why? (50 words) 50-word version: I would surround myself with a brand new world map as the backdrop, my father`s beat-up globe of the world, and my gayageum... Wha..