College Essay Prompt
Barnard:
- What factors influenced your decision to apply to Barnard College and why do you think the College would be a good match for you? (100-250 words)
- Pick one woman in history or fiction to converse with for an hour and explain your choice. What would you talk about? (100-250 words)
What about being a student at Boston University most excites you?(250)
Boston Col.
Boston College strives to provide an undergraduate learning experience emphasizing the liberal arts, quality teaching, personal formation, and engagement of critical issues. If you had the opportunity to create your own college course, what enduring question or contemporary problem would you address and why?(400)
Brown
What do you hope to experience at Brown through the Open Curriculum, and what do you hope to contribute to the Brown community? (250-word limit)
Why are you drawn to the area(s) of study you indicated earlier in this application? (You may share with us a skill or concept that you found challenging and rewarding to learn, or any experiences beyond course work that may have broadened your interest.) (250 word limit)
Tell us about the place, or places, you call home. These can be physical places where you have lived, or a community or group that is important to you. (250 word limit)
Students in Arts and Sciences embrace the opportunity to delve into their academic interests, discover new realms of intellectual inquiry, and chart their own path through the College. Tell us why the depth, breadth, and flexibility of our curriculum are ideally suited to exploring the areas of study that excite you. (Please limit your response to 650 words.)
Columbia
Tell us what you value most about Columbia and why. (300 words or less)
List a few words or phrases that describe your ideal college community. (150 words or less)
List the titles of the required readings from courses during the school year or summer that you enjoyed most in the past year. (150 words or less) The Things They Carried; Hamlet; Grendle; Death of a Salesman
List the titles of the books you read for pleasure that you enjoyed most in the past year. (150 words or less) The Prince of Milk; The Art of War; How to Read Literature Like a Professor; An Absolutely Remarkable Thing
List the titles of the print, electronic publications and websites you read regularly. (150 words or less) The New York Times; The Washington Post; Medical News Daily.
List the titles of the films, concerts, shows, exhibits, lectures and other entertainments you enjoyed most in the past year. (150 words or less) Shows: Stranger Things; Last Week Tonight; Critical Role. Plays: Midsummer Night’s Dream; Twelfth Night. Youtube: TED talks; SciShow; Extra Credits; Extra History; Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell; Exurb1a; Mark Rober; CGP Grey.
Dartmouth
While arguing a Dartmouth-related case before the U.S. Supreme Court in 1818, Daniel Webster, Class of 1801, delivered this memorable line: “It is, Sir…a small college. And yet, there are those who love it!” As you seek admission to the Class of 2023, what aspects of the College’s program, community or campus environment attract your interest?(100 words or less)
Georgetown
Indicate any special talents or skills you possess (250 words).
Briefly (approximately one-half page, single-spaced) discuss the significance to you of the school or summer activity in which you have been most involved.
approximately one page, single-spaced each)
ALL APPLICANTS: As Georgetown is a diverse community, the Admissions Committee would like to know more about you in your own words. Please submit a brief essay, either personal or creative, which you feel best describes you.
