NYU Poly: How did you first hear about Polytechnic Institute of NYU? (100 characters) 92-character version: My commitment to NYU Poly was sealed... 98-character version: I discovered Poly through my counselor... 100-character version: I only knew of NYU, and not Poly...

Boston University: In five or six sentences, tell us how you first became interested in BU and what steps you have taken to learn more about us. (750 characters) Version 1 (343 characters): I became interested in and familiar with BU when one of my friends told me that she was admitted to Bost..

How did you first learn about Bowdoin? (150 characters) Version 1 (149 characters): I...then affirmed my interest in Bowdoin through my sister’s friend... Version 2 (150 characters): ...I first heard about Bowdoin from my parents... Version 3 (165 characters): I...learned about B..

161-word version: U of Rochester The graphite in our mechanical pencils is easily broken with even the slightest pressure applied on to it. But the graphite, under different circumstances, can be surprisingly sturdy even against bulletproof glass. It does not break when it is dropped from 502ft hi..

Since long ago, ocean has been regarded as the most enigmatic subject of endless surmises. In the past, the Earth was assumed to be cubical, so sailing to the point of sunrise or sunset suggested falling off of the world into an eternal abyss, a superficial and unsophisticated cursory conclusion t..

Like Horace Greely said, “Fame is vapor, popularity is an accident, riches take wing, only one thing endures, and that is character,” I consider character to be a crucial essence of every individual. From the numerous adversities I encountered at a young age, I developed not only a soc..