1. An important aspect of Wilson life is the College's social and academic Honor Principle. Describe a situation in which your honor or integrity was challenged. How did you handle the situation? (Wilson College)
2. What is the hardest decision you have ever made in your life?
3. Evaluate a significant experience, achievement, risk you have taken, or ethical dilemma you have faced and its impact on you.
4. Describe aspects of your personal history that help you understand and appreciate diversity.
5. Earlier in the application, we asked you to check a box that represented how you are most comfortable describing yourself. We recognize, of course, that your ethnic heritage is far more complex than is understood by just checking a box. We invite you to share with us more detail on how your ethnic/cultural or multicultural heritage may play a role in shaping your view of the world.
6. How should diversity benefit your college experience academically, socially, and professionally and how will you contribute to our community?
7. A personal experince that has special meaning to you? (Common Application)
8. Bowdoin is a liberal arts college which is unusually vibrant intellectually. Some students enter Bowdoin with a clear commitment to a particular course of study; others come considering a broader range of academic possibilities while seeking the intellectual path which most excites them. What all students will share is exposure to the breadth and depth the Bowdoin curriculum provides. Describe what you expect your academic journey at Bowdoin to include. (Bowdoin)
9. People often think of language as a connector, something that brings people together by helping them share experiences, feelings, ideas, etc. We, however, are interested in how language sets people apart. Start with the peculiarities of your own personal language - the voice you use when speaking most intimately to yourself, the vocabulary that spills out when you're startled, or special phrases and gestures that no one else seems to use or even understand - and tell us how your language makes you unique. You may want to think about subtle riffs or idiosyncrasies based on cadence, rhythm, rhyme or (mis)pronunciation.
10. At Keene State College, we recognize that successful college students are able to make good decisions about health and personal responsibility. Please write an essay (250-300 words) on this topic, giving examples of physical, intellectual, and emotional experiences that helped you grow. (Keene State)
11. Hampshire's motto is Non Satis Scire (To Know is Not Enough). What does this mean to you?" (Hampshire)
12. “Describe the most challenging obstacle you have had to overcome, discuss its impact, and tell what you have learned from the experience. (Guilford College)
13. "Please complete a one-page personal statement and submit it with your application." (James Madison University)
14. "How would you describe yourself as a human being? What quality do you like best in yourself and what do you like least? What quality would you most like to see flourish and which would you like to see wither?" (Bates College)
15. "Why is UVM a good college choice for you?" (University of Vermont)
16. "Please tell us about your career goals and any plans you may have for graduate study." (Westfield State College)
·17. "Do you believe there's a generation gap? Describe the differences between your generation and others." (Denison University)
18. "Indicate a person who has had a significant influence on you, and describe that influence." (Common Application)