WashU Scholarship Essay: Honorary Scholars Program in Arts & Sciences On your application for admission, rank the College of Arts & Sciences as your first choice. Submit an Application for Academic Scholarships and Fellowships, checking the box for the particular scholarship you seek: Com..

Common Application: Personal Statement Please write an essay (250 words minimum 500 words maximum) on a topic of your choice or on one of the options listed below. This personal essay helps us to become acquainted with you as a person and student, apart from courses, grades, test scores, and other..

Georgetown: Essay Requirement Compose two brief essays (approximately one page each) on the topics given below. Essay One: ALL APPLICANTS As Georgetown is a diverse community, the Admissions Committee would like to know more about you in your own words. Please submit a brief essay, either person..

Brown: Please respond to one of the following questions: A, B, or C. (2000 characters) A. Why are you going to college? B. Sculptor Jacques Lipchitz once said, "Cubism is like standing at a certain point on a mountain and looking around. If you go higher, things will look different; if you g..

Columbia: For applicants to Columbia College, please tell us what attracts you specifically to the field or fields of study that you noted in the Application Data section. If you are currently undecided, please write about any field or fields in which you may have interest at this time, but have n..

Barnard College: Community - educational, geographic, religious, political, ethnic, or other - can define an individual’s experience and influence her journey. How has your community, as you identify it, shaped your perspective? (1000 characters) Rochester: Rochester Meliora: `Ever bette..