Brown Common App/Supplement questions?

asfh09
Tue, 23 Dec 2008 23:41:23 +0000

The Common App, besides asking about address, school, family, all that standard info, gives you six options for the essay:
Evaluate a significant experience, achievement, risk you have taken, or ethical dilemma you have faced and its impact on you.
Discuss some issue of personal, local, national, or international concern and its importance to you.
Indicate a person who has had a significant influence on you, and describe that influence.
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.
A range of academic interests, personal perspectives, and life experiences adds much to the educational mix. Given your personal background, describe an experience that illustrates what you would bring to the diversity in a college community, or an encounter that demonstrated the importance of diversity to you.
Topic of your choice.

So basically anything, 250 words minimum. There’s also a short question where you’re asked to elaborate on one of your extracurricular activities (150 words or fewer).

For the supplement, you have two short answer questions:
Tell us about the academic areas that interest you most and your reasons for applying to Brown.
How did you become interested in Brown, e.g., college counselor, undergraduate, relative, web site?

And a required essay: What is an academic experience, project, class or book that has influenced or inspired you? (500 words or less, and don’t use the essay you wrote for the Common App)

Good luck next year!