Common Application: Personal Essay (5 versions)
Some students have a background, identity, interest, or talent that is so meaningful they believe their application would be incomplete without it. If this sounds like you, then please share your story.
558-word version: based in location A
At my grandma’s house in Áö¿ª¸í, a pastoral province in the southeastern coastal region of Korea, sits an old bicycle that seems to have ignored the current of time even with the complete renovation of the house years ago...
UC—Berkeley: Additional Comments (optional)
If you wish, you may use this space to tell us anything else you want us to know about you that you have not had the opportunity to describe elsewhere in the application. (Additional comments can be no more than 550 words)
545-word version: based in location A
At my grandma’s house in Áö¿ª¸í, a pastoral province in the southeastern coastal region of Korea, sits an old bicycle that seems to have ignored the current of time even with the complete renovation of the house years ago...
UT—Austin: Topic A (optional)
Describe a setting in which you have collaborated or interacted with people whose experiences and/or beliefs differ from yours. Address your initial feelings and how those feelings were or were not changed by this experience.
504-word version: based in location A
At my grandma’s house in Áö¿ª¸í, a pastoral province in the southeastern coastal region of Korea, sits an old bicycle that seems to have ignored the current of time even with the complete renovation of the house years ago...
498-word version: based in location B
At my grandma’s house in Áö¿ª¸í, a pastoral province in the south, central region of Korea, sits an old bicycle that seems to have ignored the current of time even with the complete renovation of the house years ago...
UW—Madison: Activity Statement
Briefly explain (in 50-100 words), how you decided which activity was the most important to you.
100-word version:
Truth be told. I was really bad in volleyball. At first, I was so bad that I did not know whether I was hitting the ball or the ball hitting me...