Johns Hopkins: Johns Hopkins offers 50 majors across the schools of Arts and Sciences and Engineering. On this application, we ask you to identify one or two that you might like to pursue here. Why did you choose the way you did? If you are undecided, why didn`t you choose? (If any past courses or academic experiences influenced your decision, you may include them in your essay.)

249-word version: Behavioral Biology - Johns Hopkins
The adage, “The early bird catches the worm,” connotes that those who are more assiduous are more likely to attain better results than those who are not...

Columbia (Columbia College): 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 not yet selected as a major interest. (1500 characters)

1479-character version: Neuroscience and Behavior - Columbia (Columbia College)
The adage, “The early bird catches the worm,” connotes that those who are more assiduous are more likely to attain better results than those who are not...

Tufts: For the second short response, we asked you to consider the world around you. Now, consider the world within. Taste in music, food, and clothing can make a statement while politics, sports, religion, and ethnicity are often defining attributes. Are you a vegetarian? A poet? Do you prefer YouTube or test tubes, Mac or PC? Are you the drummer in an all-girl rock band? Do you tinker? Use the richness of your identity to frame your personal outlook. (2000 characters)

1481-character version: Behavioral Biology-oriented - Tufts
The adage, “The early bird catches the worm,” connotes that those who are more assiduous are more likely to attain better results than those who are not...

NYU: What intrigues you? Tell us about one work of art, scientific achievement, piece of literature, method of communication, or place in the world (a film, book, performance, website, event, location, etc.), and explain its significance to you. (1500 characters)

1484-character version: Behavioral Biology-orietned - New York U
The adage, “The early bird catches the worm,” connotes that those who are more assiduous are more likely to attain better results than those who are not...

UIUC (ESSAY #1): In an essay of 300 words or less, please describe how your past circumstances and experiences (such as your upbringing, community, and/or activities) impacted who you are, your future goals, and your choice of major. If you haven`t decided on a college or major yet, briefly explain your intentions and aspirations for your first year at Illinois.

270-word version: Behavioral Biology - U of Illinois—Urbana Champaign
The adage, “The early bird catches the worm,” connotes that those who are prompter or more assiduous are more likely to attain better results than those who are not...

UC: Describe the world you come from — for example, your family, community or school — and tell us how your world has shaped your dreams and aspirations.

288-word version: Behavioral Biology-oriented - U of California—Berkeley
...The adage, “The early bird catches the worm,” connotes that those who are prompter or more assiduous are more likely to attain better results than those who are not...

UVA (College of Arts & Sciences): We are looking for passionate students to join our diverse community of scholars, researchers, and artists. Answer the question that corresponds to the school you selected above. Limit your answer to a half page or roughly 250 words. What work of art, music, science, mathematics, or literature has surprised, unsettled, or challenged you, and in what way?

292-character version: Behavioral Biology-oriented - UVA (Col. of Arts & Sciences)
...But for the time being I am interested in discerning the implications of biology from the broader perspective of humanity in general...

U of Wisconsin: Tell us about your academic goals, circumstances that may have had an impact on your academic performance, and, in general, anything else you would like us to know in making an admission decision.

313-character version: Behavioral Biology-oriented - U of Wisconsin—Madison
...But for the time being I am interested in discerning the implications of biology from the broader perspective of humanity in general...

Cornell (College of Agriculture and Life Sciences): How have your interests and related experiences influenced your selection of major?

349-word version: Biology & Society - Cornell (Col. of Agric. and Life Sciences)
I am interested in biology and society because I speculate that these two studies are essential in understanding behavioral biology from a societal approach...