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M illions of high school seniors around the country are busy penning
college admissions essays based on prompts like the thought-
provoking ones below, which we pulled from this year’s applications. (In
many cases, the prompts below are one of a few options given by the
colleges.)
What would you write? Tell us in the comments below.
Barnard College
“Pick one woman in history or fiction to converse with for an hour and
explain your choice. What would you talk about?”
Common Application
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universities in the United States and abroad.
“Describe a place or environment where you are perfectly content. What
do you do or experience there, and why is it meaningful to you?”
Harvard University
“What [would you] want your future college roommate to know about you?”
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Pomona College
“What does freedom mean to you?”
Rhode Island School of Design
“Is there something you love, have to do, can’t stop thinking about? Write
about a personal passion or obsession other than visual art or design.”
Texas A&M University
“Describe a circumstance, obstacle or conflict in your life, and the skills
and resources you used to resolve it. Did it change you? If so, how?”
United States Naval Academy
“Describe a personal experience you have had which you feel has
contributed to your own character development and integrity.”
West Point (United States Military Academy)
“Why will you be successful in working with leaders, peers, and
subordinates of a gender, color, ethnicity, and/or religion different from
your own?”
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