College+Essay-sample+prompts

College Application Essay Sample Essay Prompts ·  Describe a significant interest or experience that has special meaning for you. ·  How have you grown and developed over the years? ·  Life is short. Why do you want to spend 5 or 6 years at a particular university or college? ·  What do you plan to do with your college degree? ·  Why have you chosen this career or profession? ·  What are your long-term career goals? ·  How is the degree necessary for the fulfillment of your goals? · <span style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> Does any specific attribute, quality or skill distinguish you from everyone else? How did you develop this attribute? <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> What are the reasons for your interests? Analyze your childhood. How were your interests shaped from your upbringing? <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> How would your friends characterize you? Look at yourself from the outside. <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> Have you experienced a moment of epiphany, as if your eyes were opened to something you were previously blind to? Describe this moment and your percepts about it. <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> What are your dreams of the future? Now looking back at everything you have done what you would to change? <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> Where do you see yourself, career wise, 10 years from now? <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> Of everything in the world what would you like to be doing right now? Where would you like to be the most? Who would you prefer to be with at this moment? <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> What is a mission you are accomplishing on the earth? <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> What is your approach to life? Reveal your life philosophy. <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> What was the most difficult time in your life? How did you overcome these difficulties? <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> How did your perspective on life change as a result of the difficulty? <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> Describe your most rewarding experience. <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> How have all your acquired experiences shaped your career goals? <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> Have you ever met with "Triumph and Disaster"? How did you meet those two impostors? Can you tell that you have faced them in a worthy manner? <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> Have you ever struggled for something and failed? How did you respond? Have you experienced a feeling of disappointment and dissatisfaction of yourself? <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> Imagine yourself being an actor/actress. Tell about your feelings before the opening night of the performance where you play the title role. <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> Evaluate a significant experience, risk you have taken, or ethical dilemma you have faced and its impact on you. <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> An intellectual experience that has mattered to you. <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> Philosophy of Learning. <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> Talk about how a person can change his direction. <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> What are your career aspirations? <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> Have you ever struggled mightily and succeeded? Describe what you have felt at the glorious moment of victory? What does a winner feel? <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> What is the major contribution you've made in any field of your life? <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> Discuss your academic background and achievements. <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> Choose a prominent person (living, deceased, or fictional) that you would like to interview and explain why. <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> Identify a person who had a significant influence on you and explain the influence. <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> Describe a successful student. <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> What a college education means to me? <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> What author, musician, actor influenced on shaping your ideology? Why especially this person is so significant to you. Did he/she help you to see another side of the world? <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> Write a speech for delivery before some group or write an article or editorial for a publication. <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> What is a major achievement in your life? Who and what assisted you in reaching your aim? <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> Hiking to Understanding. <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> Reveal your personality by naming all the positive and negative features you possess. Which of them you'd like to get rid of and which you'd like to promote and enhance. <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> What is your strongest and most determined trait of character? Do you maintain strong beliefs and adhere to philosophy? <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> Tell about the most unforgettable experience you've ever had. <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> Discuss your research experience. What would you like to research? <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> Write about a book that has special significance for you. <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> What are the most important extracurricular or community activities? What made you join these activities? <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> Explain why especially you must be accepted to a particular college, university. <span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> What would you like to study? Describe your academic interests