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06-09-2012, 10:28 AM
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#1 | | Junior Member
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| When will essay questions for 2013 admission be released?
So I am going to start my preparation this summer but most of universities only have supplemental forms (which contain additional essay questions) of 2012. Are they the same every year or if not, when will they be released?
Thanks in advance.
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06-09-2012, 10:42 AM
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#2 | | Senior Member
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Aug. Some are the same with minor variation. I think I checked Cornell in 2008 and the one in 2012, not much difference.
Get a fake account(not real name because it will be erased) and get access to the 2012 essay questions.
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06-09-2012, 10:43 AM
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Some are already out now...I heard U Chicago is out, and UGA's is out
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06-09-2012, 10:51 AM
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I meant common app.
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06-10-2012, 07:56 AM
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The commonapp preview is already released. But I am asking about the college supplement that will contain essay questions of specific universities.
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06-10-2012, 08:03 AM
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Originally Posted by zyl1024  I am asking about the college supplement that will contain essay questions of specific universities. | Even the supplements have a tendency to remain the same from year to year... At least the most straightforward ones. I can't speak for UChicago.
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06-10-2012, 04:04 PM
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The UChicago essay questions were sent out via email to those who were on the mailing list under HS class 2013
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06-10-2012, 05:26 PM
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What are they, if you don't mind sharing?
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06-10-2012, 06:18 PM
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Here's the email they sent.  Dear _____,
"Provocative." "Comical." "Engaging." "Fun!"
These are all words that students have used to describe our uniquely UChicago essay questions. (Yes, this is our attempt to make applying to college “fun.” Or at least a little less stressful.)
As a reward for finding your way onto our mailing list, we’re rolling out the maroon carpet to grant you an exclusive sneak peek at this year’s essay questions. This should give you plenty of time to ponder, play, and procrastinate before the application process commences this fall.
The complete UChicago supplement and financial aid details will be available when the Common Application goes live on August 1. And remember, even though we’re sending these prompts to you now, you won’t have to submit the application until November 1 (Early Action applicants) or January 2 (Regular Decision applicants). Now, without further ado, the 2012-13 University of Chicago Essay Questions are:
“A man cannot be too careful in the choice of his enemies.” –Oscar Wilde.
Othello and Iago. Dorothy and the Wicked Witch. Autobots and Decepticons. History and art are full of heroes and their enemies. Tell us about the relationship between you and your arch-nemesis (either real or imagined).
Inspired by Martin Krzywy, admitted student Class of 2016.
Heisenberg claims that you cannot know both the position and momentum of an electron with total certainty. Choose two other concepts that cannot be known simultaneously and discuss the implications. (Do not consider yourself limited to the field of Physics).
Inspired by Doran Bennett, AB’07.
Susan Sontag, AB’51, wrote that “Silence remains, inescapably, a form of speech.” Write about an issue or a situation when you remained silent, and explain how silence may speak in ways that you did or did not intend. The Aesthetics of Silence, 1967.
Anonymous submission.
“...I [was] eager to escape backward again, to be off to invent a past for the present." –The Rose Rabbi by Daniel Stern
Present: pres·ent
1. Something that is offered, presented, or given as a gift.
Let’s stick with this definition. Unusual presents, accidental presents, metaphorical presents, re-gifted presents, etc. — pick any present you have ever received and invent a past for it.
Inspired by Jennifer Qin, AB’16
In the spirit of adventurous inquiry, pose a question of your own. If your prompt is original and thoughtful, then you should have little trouble writing a great essay. Draw on your best qualities as a writer, thinker, visionary, social critic, sage, citizen of the world, or future citizen of the University of Chicago; take a little risk, and have fun.
So where is Waldo, really?
Inspired by Robin Ye, AB’16.
If you’re looking for inspiration on what types of students excel at UChicago, find us on YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, and more. Enjoy your summer!
Evan Cudworth AB '09
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06-10-2012, 06:55 PM
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Amherst has one essay relating to quotations and these change every year.
The vast majority of others stay the same from one year to the next.
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06-10-2012, 07:24 PM
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Wait, so the essay prompts on Common App aren't for the 2013 applicants?
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06-10-2012, 07:41 PM
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When I go to download forms on the CA, it says that the main CA preview is available for 2012-13. I looked at the supplement of a college I'm familiar with and it linked to the 2011-12 supplement. I didn't try any other schools, but I assume that the new supplements aren't up yet.
However, like I said, many supplements stay the same, so it doesn't hurt to go to them and see what types of essays/short takes/etc. they asked for last year.
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