Pace University

Reflect on a time when you questioned or challenged a belief or idea. What prompted your thinking? What was the outcome? “Wissen Sie, wo die Stadtamhof Haltestelle ist?” (Do you know where the Stadamhof Station is?). The German man directed his question to me, but before I had the chance to respond, my sister interjected, … Read more The Segway to Self-Identity

What moment made you realize you had become an adult? Akim, Jerusalem. That is where I was sent for the summer by my parents, after they heard that a school for the mentally disabled was in need of volunteers. I appreciated the idea of helping children in need, but was not thrilled about it being … Read more A Trip to Adulthood

Some students have a background, identity, interest, or talent that is so meaningful they believe their application would be incomplete without it. If this sounds like you, then please share your story. I was five years old when I first had my hair “burned” at a beauty salon. There I was, not even knowing how … Read more More Than My Hair

Reflect on a time when you challenged a belief or idea. What prompted you to act? Would you make the same decision again? Picture the scene. I, a young high school girl, walk into a reputable college’s biomathematics laboratory. I have high hopes of finding several successful women walking around the lab, women I would … Read more A Journey Towards Feminism

Some students have a background or story that is so central to their identity that they believe their application would be incomplete without it. If this sounds like you, then please share your story. Thank goodness apartments don’t have emotions. If my one bedroom apartment did, I can guarantee that its paint would be chipping … Read more The Apartment

Tell about an experience that has shaped you as a person. “That song is so overdone.”“She is so fierce.” “I totally booked that audition.”Thespians have earned a reputation for being catty. Sure, we all strut like divas and belt the “Wicked” soundtrack, although privately wishing we could sing five notes higher. But as Drama Queens, … Read more Fail Forward

Describe a significant experience that has special meaning for you.ANDDescribe someone who has had a significant influence on your life. My greatest inspiration, and my greatest influence, comes from not just one person but from a group. This group is my non-biological family, and happens to be a small, homegrown nonprofit organization. Without this group, … Read more My Greatest Influence

Describe your hometown and how it has this environment effected you. We would like to hear especially about a person who has influenced your life as well as the city of your hometown. As a native of New York City, my use of the subway system is an inevitable aspect of life. By the age … Read more My Caretaker

Write an essay about a barrier or obstacle that you’ve encountered and how you’ve faced it. “I think being enough is just being who you are in any given moment. So I don’t think there is such a thing as enough. Um.” So began The Closer We Get, a new piece of theater that I … Read more Being Content: Overcoming Myself

Some students have a background, identity, interest, or talent that is so meaningful they believe their application would be incomplete without it. If this sounds like you, then please share your story. I was a nine-year-old novelist. No really, I was. Granted, it wasn’t professionally published and my first book was as sophisticated as you … Read more Phoebe