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 essay (250-650 words) on the topic selected. You can type directly into the box, or you can paste text from another source.
Version 1: 666 words
Water is a scarce resource in Singapore. But even with such dire scarcity...through innovative methods of ingenuity, the only island city-state of the world has prospered and developed into not only a commercial but also a cultural hub of Asia...
Version 2: 650 words
Water is a scarce resource in Singapore. But even with such dire scarcity...through innovative methods of ingenuity, the only island city-state of the world has prospered and developed into not only a commercial but also a cultural hub of Asia...
Version 3: 650 words
Water is a scarce resource in Singapore. But even with such dire scarcity, through innovative methods of ingenuity, the only island city-state of the world has prospered and developed into not only a commercial but also a cultural hub of Asia...
Version 4: 640 words
In the beginning, Singapore lacked some of the most crucial resources as a nation, just as I lacked a number of critical resources as an individual when I first arrived in Singapore...
Version 5: 545 words
Water is a scarce resource in Singapore. But even with such dire scarcity...the city-sate has prospered and developed into not only a commercial but also a cultural hub of Asia...