Common Application: In the space provided below, please describe which of your activities (extracurricular and personal activities or work experience) has been most meaningful and why (150 words or fewer). 146-word version: ...In the effort to create our first school newspaper, I learned the powe..

UIUC: In an essay of approximately 300 words, choose one extracurricular activity, work experience, or community service project from the list you provided on the application and explain why you initially chose it, why you continued with it, and how you benefited from it. 312-word version: Ev..

101-word version: Business Administration – All Schools As far back as I can remember, I have been always interested in business administration, in particular, international trade, primarily because my father's company... UMBC: 1. What are your principal areas of academic interest? W..

If you had the opportunity to bring any person -- past or present, fictional or nonfictional -- to a place that is special to you (your hometown or country, a favorite location, etc), who would you bring and why? Tell us what you would share with that person. (500 characters) 448-character versio..

368-word version: “Oh, My God! 필자이름! That’s really mean. How can she say that to her friend?” This is what I often heard on the day I showed a Korean film to the Korean Club members who had never visited Korea before... 446-word version: When the morning announcement was giv..

I stared at the broken window and brown stains on the wall, trying to get some sleep without thinking. However, I could not stop thinking how I ended up sleeping with North Korean refugees who might get caught or disappear by tomorrow morning in the very same room. I ended up staying up all night..