Harvard: What specific plan do you have, if any, for using the education you hope to receive? (50 words maximum.) 50-word version: If given the extraordinary opportunity, I would use all my experiences from Harvard, first, to inspire my somewhat academically lackadaisical younger brother.....

UT—Austin & Texas A&M: Short Answer Questions for Scholarship Question 1: Special Circumstances—Special circumstances that affect your family's ability to fund your college expenses. (A maximum of six 80-character lines will be sent.) 456-character version (UT&mdas..

Yale: Please respond in 250 characters (roughly 40 words) or fewer to each of the questions below: 2a.) What excites you intellectually, really? 40-character version: Iliad, Plutarch’s Lives, Chinese History 2b.) Think about a disappointment you have experienced. What was your r..

USC (U of Southern California): Decision Appeal Q. Can I appeal this decision? A. If you wish for us to consider new and compelling information not included in your original application, or if you believe we failed to consider your case appropriately, you may submit a formal appeal of our dec..

Georgetown: In the space available discuss the significance to you of the school or summer activity in which you have been most involved. 599-word version: Having been either denied acceptance from or waitlisted by every college that I had applied to, I was about to give up on every responsib..

UW—Madison: Activity Briefly explain (in 50-100 words), how you decided which activity was the most important to you. 96-word version: ...I decided baseball was the most important, because it made me realize the kind of person I am...