Seniors: What Was Your Favorite Application Or Prompt?

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<p>Now that we’re done with apps, at least most of us, what were your favorite applications? I personally enjoyed Brown because there were so many opportunities to describe myself as a person.</p>

<p>Particularly, the “Complete one of the following thoughts: If I could do something with no risk of failing, I would…”</p>

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<p>haha…i hated that question
like the random sections: what music you like? tv shows? etc.</p>

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<p>Really? I hated those. They seemed so bland and boring. How much can you know about me based on my music tastes?</p>

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<p>i suppose it’s more of a: are you human? kind of test. found it easy and quick so i liked it hehe.
what did you put for the “no risk of failing” question?</p>

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<p>I liked the prompts for UChicago.</p>

<p>For the extended essay I chose “Don’t write about reverse psychology”, but all of the other prompts were so interesting as well. The prompts from past years are entertaining as well. </p>

<p><a href=“https://collegeadmissions.uchicago.edu/apply/essays/past.shtml[/url]”>https://collegeadmissions.uchicago.edu/apply/essays/past.shtml&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Tie between Columbia and UChi.</p>

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<p>@Isurus How would you respond to that? Like just thinking about it makes my mind go crazy.</p>

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<p>I liked the “describe yourself in 5 words” questions.</p>

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<p>My favorites were the applications without additional essays.</p>

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<p>Bard.</p>

<p><a href=“https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:4uZZnAfgmtIJ:www.bard.edu/admission/forms/pdfs/bardsupplement.pdf+&hl=en&gl=us&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEEShTN6DByFXly-oYBTE5J8mSLmw1XgbXQU30KxbSagbzieNyK_DxPZNafnCS3s-5DEcRs-qAH2ySKuhOmnig5CLZ7C5pugVf98228IOubf8W0nW1QQVX8aqfxRuk2JtlcVz-lw3i&sig=AHIEtbTjGSKz3El3cxpzoQl7sYOAUxukfQ[/url]”>https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:4uZZnAfgmtIJ:www.bard.edu/admission/forms/pdfs/bardsupplement.pdf+&hl=en&gl=us&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEEShTN6DByFXly-oYBTE5J8mSLmw1XgbXQU30KxbSagbzieNyK_DxPZNafnCS3s-5DEcRs-qAH2ySKuhOmnig5CLZ7C5pugVf98228IOubf8W0nW1QQVX8aqfxRuk2JtlcVz-lw3i&sig=AHIEtbTjGSKz3El3cxpzoQl7sYOAUxukfQ&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>I’ll post my full essay on the UChicago forums when decisions come out, but here’s a short summary (you could also PM me if it’s interesting and you want the whole thing).</p>

<p>I basically accused the college of using optional essays to weed out the less motivated students. They used reverse psychology by making it optional, when they really wanted one to do it, to show that he cared about the college. And then at the end I said they could reject me because I had uncovered a huge conspiracy. </p>

<p>I don’t know if I did it right, but they were looking for creativity, so ehhh.</p>

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<p>The fact that Bard used Seneca as a basis for one of their prompts leaves me joyous.</p>

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<p>Maybe this is boring compared some of those already posted, but I liked one that basically asked me to describe a couple of the items on my bucket list–it forced me to have some!</p>

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<p>@Isurus that essay sounds amazing! You sound exactly like the type of student UChicago looks for.</p>

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<p>Vanderbilt. Required no additional essays.</p>

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<p>I enjoyed writing Stanford’s “letter to your future roommate” essay!</p>

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<p>Well, for me,
Tuft’s “Celebrate your nerdy side” x3, and Brandeis’ “If you were to wear a costume for a year, what would you wear and why?”
Those definitely out of all the essays I did were my favorites</p>

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<p>I liked Smith’s prompt the best. It asked what song described me :)</p>

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<p>For me personally, it was Johns Hopkins, because their essays didn’t require you to say anything about the school. It was just about you and your interests.</p>