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Prompt: What would you, as an individual, contribute to (college X)? In other words, how would your participation enhance the class of 2008?
How do I write something like this? Not to sure how to start this one. Should I write about my strengths, the college's strengths, and how they tie into each other?
i was thinking that, how would my skills and hobbies to the enhancement of the university and the class of 08? maybe im just not understanding you guys clearly
I think it's about what makes you interesting. They're pretty much asking: Why should we accept you? What do you offer us?
Talk about what makes you important. Do you have some outstanding skill? Some burning passion? Tell them about it. Make them believe that they need you at their school because you are too interesting, too special, to lose.