CMU: 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 chosen the major(s), any goals or relevant work plans and any other information you..

NYU: Please tell us what led you to select your anticipated academic program and/or NYU school/college, and what interests you most about your intended discipline. (500 character limit) Version 1 (499 characters): ...the size and shape of a flowerpot play an important role... Version 2-1..

Columbia: Please tell us what you find most appealing about Columbia and why: 602-character version: Just as the light bulb is round to endure the pressure difference between the inner and outer atmospheres..., so am I...

UMBC (U of Maryland—Baltimore County): What are your areas of interest and involvement in and outside of school? (500 characters) 500-character version: Electrical Engineering – U of Maryland—Baltimore County ...I am interested in engineering, particularly of that pertaining..

Wake Forest: 2. What outrages you? What are you doing about it? (1000 characters) 994-character version: Art & Design-oriented – Wake Forest U Undermining art as an unprofessional vocation outrages me... U of Michigan: “We know that diversity makes us a better university &..

NYU: Tell us why you selected your major or your area of interest. (500 characters) 496-character version: I am interested in electrical engineering because electricity is the foundation to all our innovative technologies today from all the I’s to E’s... NYU: Why do you want t..