Thousands of College Essay Application Examples
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. It is often thought that the fastest route to Carnegie Hall is practice. I would never discredit the importance of practice, knowing its … Read more Carnegie Bound
Name an obstacle you overcame. I’ll always remember that drive; there was a crisp summer breeze sailing in through my window and the taste of early-morning dew still hung in the air. My heart was beating so fast, I could hardly hear my favorite song, “Sweet Caroline”, blasting on the radio. I rounded the corner … Read more Only Time Will Tell
Describe a character in fiction, a historical figure, or a creative work (as in art, music, science, etc.) that has had an influence on you, and explain that influence. During my freshman year of high school, I fell in love. My English teacher assigned Jane Eyre as our last reading of the year. Great, I … Read more Final College App Essay- Mr. Rochester from Jane Eyre
Personal Statement: Describe a place or environment where you are perfectly content. What do you do or experience there, and why is it meaningful to you? Here you find a wild Kirby in her natural habitat. ~ My hair still damp and smelling of chlorine, a product of summer’s first swim, I settle into the … Read more Seasonal Comfort
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. I’m hanging on a half inch thick loop of nylon webbing over a 100 foot cliff, double checking my anchor set … Read more Fear
Describe a place or environment where you are perfectly content. What do you do or experience there, and why is it meaningful to you? The piano is predictable. If I hit the right key, it will play the same note every time, and if I play a song correctly, there will always be harmony. Life … Read more Feel the Music
Common application “What make you, you?” “On Thursday,” announced my religion teacher, “we will be going to the zoo to find our animal totems.” For those that don’t know, an animal totem represents the Native American belief that each person has a connection to a specific animal. I was excited to begin my search, and … Read more Finding Your Animal Totem
Evaluate a significant experience, achievement, risk you have taken, or ethical dilemma you have faced and its impact on you. It was an ordinary game of floor hockey. My palms were soaked, my skin unbearably itchy. The droplets of sweat were rolling down my back. But I couldn’t pay any attention to that. The offensive … Read more On Hockey and Being a Girl
Common Application – Free response question June 4th 20065:50amThe volunteers in the red shirts direct us to enter our corrals. It’s race time. Twenty-three thousand of us cram into our assigned areas and stand shoulder-to-shoulder, no room to move. I know what lies in wait—fifty-four thousand steps, or twenty-six and two tenths miles. It is … Read more Willow Tree