Brown: Please respond to one of the following questions: A, B, or C. (2000 characters) A. Why are you going to college? B. Sculptor Jacques Lipchitz once said, "Cubism is like standing at a certain point on a mountain and looking around. If you go higher, things will look different; if you g..

NYU-Poly: How did you first hear about Polytechnic Institute of NYU? (100 characters) 87-character version: Polytechnic Institute of New York U I first heard about Polytechnic Institute of NYU from my high school college counselor. NYU-Poly: If you could spend one day in New York City with a fa..

262-word version: All Schools – International Relations WACUN (World Advisory Convention to the United Nations) addresses the problem of making youth voices heard to the real world by creating a publications committee that will work in tandem with the four Youth Declaration formation committ..

UIUC: In an essay of 300 words or less, tell us something about yourself that isn't covered elsewhere in this application, some interest or experience of yours that you think the University of Illinois should know about as part of the admissions review. 300-word version: U of Illinois&mdas..

166-word version: In Cambodia, I learned that the “conception” of happiness rests in subjectivity. I thought the pastor’s assistant...was a very gifted man down on his luck... 171-word version: In Cambodia, I learned that the “conception” of happiness rests in subjec..

Pomona College: What experience in high school has mattered most to you? How do you see this experience influencing your decision-making in college? 286-word version: Pomona College I am a perfectionist in the arena that I am familiar with and, this time, I wanted to prove that I was a capable si..