245-word version: International & Legal Studies – All Schools I have always looked up to my grandpa, a lawyer, as my role model, and my admiration for him led me to decide to practice law. As I was growing up (until his death when I was 12), we often discussed substantive issues; while h..

...The initial reason I wanted to study and practice law was that it serves justice. I am attracted to its secret language and the tension that only those involved in the field can revel in—for one, the tension of knowing all the precedents but also not knowing the ruling until the end...

Briefly discuss a current global issue, indicating why you consider it important and what you suggest should be done to deal with it. 592-word version: Georgetown Walsh School of Foreign Service On June 20, 2008, ten thousand Korean farmers gathered in Seoul Square, holding aloft the rice that th..

Duke: If you have participated in any significant research activity outside of school, please provide a brief description and limit your response to one or two paragraphs. Northwestern: If you have done any research or independent study outside of school, please include an abstract or summary of..

U of Chicago: Would you please tell us about a few of your favorite books, poems, authors, films, plays, pieces of music, musicians, performers, paintings, artists, magazines, or newspapers? Feel free to touch on one, some, or all of the categories listed, or add a category of your own. U of Virg..

Hearing noises of my cousins, I opened my sleepy eyes. I was not sure when I had fallen asleep, and all I remembered was that I was waiting for my mom to finish her new year’s supper at grandma’s house. I looked around. It was grandma’s room and a single picture caught my attenti..