171-word version: Economics – Brown Volunteering to work in the student store as a council member, I was rather obliged to improve the store... 293-word version: Economics – U of Michigan Volunteering to work in the student store as a student council member, I was rather obliged to im..

Tufts: Self-identity and personal expression take many forms. For example, music, clothing, politics, extracurricular interests, and ethnicity can each be a defining attribute. Do you surf or tinker? Are you a vegetarian poet who loves Ayn Rand? Do you prefer YouTube or test tubes? Are you preppie..

Prizes and Honors 207-word version: I have been a member of the National Honor Society since my junior year. I made High Honor Roll that is given to students with the most capability in particular subjects at the end of the year for four years... Summer Activities 62-word version: In summer,..

In addition to any work experience that you listed on your application, please tell us how you spent your most recent summer vacation. (500 characters) 467-character version: This summer I attended the ‘Hotel Operations Management-Tactics for Profitability’ course at the Cornell Univ..

If you had the opportunity to spend one day in New York City with a famous New Yorker, who would it be and what would you do? (Your New Yorker can be anyone -past or present, fictional or nonfictional - who is commonly associated with New York City; they do not necessarily have to have been born a..

U of Michigan: “We know that diversity makes us a better university – better for learning, for teaching, and for conducting research.” (U-M President Mary Sue Coleman) Share an experience through which you have gained respect for intellectual, social, or cultural differences. Co..