PSU-University Park: Educational Gap Statement Please use this space to explain any time that has elapsed between your high school graduation and your anticipated enrollment at Penn State. Please provide a summary of why that gap occurred. If you attended another college or university during that..

UMD-College Park: 5. Write your own question and respond to it. Please be sure to tell us why you think this essay represents you well. 312-word version What regrets have obliged you to have change of heart or mind? In middle school, I excelled in both athletics and academics without much effor..

NYU: Tell us why you selected your major or your area of interest. (500 characters) 70-word version While wallowing in depression with my subsequent injuries in lacrosse, I discovered my academic ambition as I realized how paranoid and depressed professional athletes would be after a sudden injur..

UI-Bloomington: Personal Statement Use the space below to provide a brief personal statement (up to 300 words), sharing information about your background or experience that may not be readily available from the application or supporting documents. If there are any special circumstances related to..

NYU: New York, Shanghai, Abu Dhabi Tell us why you have chosen the above campus (using a maximum of 700 characters-spaces and punctuation included). (700 characters) 119-word version As I am interested in business management, specifically those managerial capacities related to sports, where bett..

NYU-Poly: Have you participated in any science/math fairs or competitions, or research, aside from those you may have listed on the Common Application? If so, please list the name(s) of your project(s) and any awards you received for your participation. (500 characters) 29-word version I have par..