Essay topics from last year

kcastelle
Fri, 09 Jun 2006 01:13:59 +0000

Essay.
Provide your response to either Essay A or B on separate sheets, attached to this page.
Make sure your name is on each sheet of paper you include.
Please keep to a 500-word limit.

Choose essay A or B

Essay A: Life brings many disappointments as well as satisfactions. Tell us about a time in your life when you experienced disappointment, or faced difficult or trying circumstances. How did you react?

Essay B: An application to MIT is much more than a set of test scores, grades and activities. It’s often a reflection of an applicant’s dreams and aspirations, dreams shaped by the worlds we inhabit. We’d like to know a bit more about your world. Describe the world you come from, for example your family, clubs, school, community, city, or town. How has that world shaped your dreams and aspirations?