Common Application: Supplementary Essay(s) (4 versions) Carnegie Mellon U: Please submit a one page, single-spaced essay that explains why you have chosen Carnegie Mellon and your particular major(s), department(s) or program(s). This essay should include the reasons why you've chose..

Common Application: Supplementary Essay(s) (8 versions) Brandeis U: Please include a short response to one of the four prompts below (250 words or fewer). Why would you like to attend Brandeis? Justice Brandeis said, 'Most of the things worth doing in the world had been decla..

Common Application: Supplementary Essay(s) (5 versions) NYU: We would like to know more about your interest in NYU. We are particularly interested in knowing what motivated you to apply to NYU and more specifically, why you have applied or expressed interest in a particular campus, schoo..

Common Application: Personal Essay (6 versions) CommonApp: 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. Version 1: 650 wor..

Common Application: Supplementary Essay(s) (4 versions) Cornell (The College Agriculture and Life Sciences): Tell us what you'd like to major in at Cornell, and why or how your past academic or work experience influenced your decision, and how transferring to Cornell would further yo..

Common Application: Personal Essay (5 versions) CommonApp: 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. Please write an es..