USC (U of Southern California): Decision Appeal Q. Can I appeal this decision? A. If you wish for us to consider new and compelling information not included in your original application, or if you believe we failed to consider your case appropriately, you may submit a formal appeal of our dec..

Yale: Please respond in 250 characters (roughly 40 words) or fewer to each of the questions below: 2a.) What excites you intellectually, really? 40-character version: Iliad, Plutarch’s Lives, Chinese History 2b.) Think about a disappointment you have experienced. What was your r..

UT—Austin & Texas A&M: Short Answer Questions for Scholarship Question 1: Special Circumstances—Special circumstances that affect your family's ability to fund your college expenses. (A maximum of six 80-character lines will be sent.) 456-character version (UT&mdas..

Harvard: What specific plan do you have, if any, for using the education you hope to receive? (50 words maximum.) 50-word version: If given the extraordinary opportunity, I would use all my experiences from Harvard, first, to inspire my somewhat academically lackadaisical younger brother.....

UC—Berkeley: Additional Comments (optional) Tell us anything else you want us to know about your academic record that you have not had the opportunity to describe elsewhere in this section. International applicants: If you selected Other as your school's grading system, please expla..

Carnegie Mellon: List the books (if any) you've read this year for pleasure. Choose one and in a sentence describe its impact on you. 265-character version: The Art of War, Shiji (Records of the Grand Historian), The Greek Myths... Han Feizi...showed me the qualities needed for an ind..