Common Application: Personal Essay (650 words) Describe a problem you've solved or a problem you'd like to solve. It can be an intellectual challenge, a research query, an ethical dilemma-anything that is of personal importance, no matter the scale. 650-word version: ...

Common Application: Personal Essay (533 words) 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. 533-word version: Although..

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..