Common Application (2006년도 2007년도 동일)

SHORT ANSWER
Please briefly elaborate on one of your activities (extracurricular, personal activities, or work experience). Attach your response on a separate sheet (150 words or fewer).

PERSONAL ESSAY
This personal statement helps us become acquainted with you in ways different from courses, grades, test scores, and other objective data. It will demonstrate your ability to organize thoughts and express yourself. We are looking for an essay that will help us know you better as a person and as a student. Please write an essay (250–500 words) on a topic of your choice or on one of the options listed below.

1. Evaluate a significant experience, achievement, risk you have taken, or ethical dilemma you have faced and its impact on you.

2. Discuss some issue of personal, local, national, or international concern and its importance to you.

3. Indicate a person who has had a significant influence on you, and describe that influence.

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. Topic of your choice.

1. Harvard U

Occasionally, students feel that college application forms do not provide sufficient opportunity to convey important information about themselves or their accomplishments. If there is something you would like us to know, please inform us in the additional information section. If you wish to include an additional essay, you may do so in the space below.
Possible Topics:
- Unusual circumstances in your life
- Travel or living experiences or other countries
- Books that have affected you the most
- An academic experience (course, project, paper, or research topic) that has meant the most to you
- A list of the books you have read during the past twelve months

2. Princeton U

We hope to get to know you even better through your thoughts on two of the following topics. In addition to the essay you have written for the Common Application, please select two of the themes below and write a brief essay (of about 250 words) in response to each

1.  Princeton's unofficial motto is "Princeton in the Nation's Service and in the Service of All Nations". In what ways do you imagine using your talents and convictions in service to communities — large or small — during your lifetime?

         2. “The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing. One cannot help but be in awe when one contemplates the mysteries of eternity, of life, of the marvelous structure of reality. It is enough if one tries to comprehend only a little of this mystery every day.” – Albert Einstein. Write about one experience or aspect of the world that has engaged your curiosity or inspired awe in you.

        3. What historical event of the 1990’s has most influenced your perspective on the world or your approach to life, and how?

        4. Tell us about a person who has influenced you in a significant way.

         5. What is your favorite quotation, and why?

 Please tell us how you have spent the last two summers (or vacations between school years), including any jobs you have held. As a way to get to know you better, we invite you to tell us the following:
Your favorite book;  Your favorite web site;  Your favorite recording;  Your favorite keepsake or memento; Your favorite movie;  Your favorite source of inspiration;  Your favorite source of news;  Two adjectives your friends would use to describe you

3. Stanford U

Please limit your answers to the space provided. Attach (do not staple) a typed or computer-generated copy in the space provided. We strongly prefer that you do not print or handwrite your responses. Please see the Instructions for additional information about writing your essays.

1. Of the activities, interests and experiences listed on the previous page, which is the most meaningful to you, and why? (1500-1600 character limit)

2. Sharing intellectual interests is an important aspect of university life. Describe an idea or experience that you find

intellectually exciting, and explain why. (1500-1600 character limit)

3. Write a note to your future roommate relating a personal experience that reveals something about you. (1400-1500 character limit)

4. Essay—check the box of the essay topic you select (choose only one topic)

  a. “A picture is worth a thousand words” as the adage goes. Include a photograph or picture that represents something important to you, and explain its significance. If you are submitting the paper version of the application, please photocopy your photo/picture onto a separate 8-1/2 x 11 inch sheet,

print your full name, school, and birth date at the top of the sheet and include this additional page with this form. (Note: materials will not be returned.)

  b. As you reflect on your life thus far, what has someone said, written or expressed in some fashion that is especially meaningful to you? Why?

4. MIT

ESSAY  Choose essay A or B • Please keep to a 500-word limit.

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?

In reading your application we want to get to know you as well as we can. In the space provided (100 words or fewer), use the following questions to give us a sense of who you are and where your interests lie.

 a. We know you lead a busy life, full of activities, many of which are required of you. Tell us about something you do simply for the pleasure of it. 
(This isn’t a trick question. We want to see how you bring balance to your life.) 

b. Although you may not yet know what you want to major in, which department or program at MIT appeals to you and why?

On a separate sheet, show us and/or tell us about something that you have created. This can be, for example, a design, a device, an object, an idea or concept, a piece of music or art.

5. CAL TECH

Please answer questions 1 and 2 on separate pages. Attach them to this form and include your full legal name and date of birth on each page. Please limit each essay to 500 words. Remember, these essays are just one of many factors considered in your application. Use this form to respond to number 3.

1. Please share with the Admissions Committee how you discovered Caltech and the reasons you decided to apply. What do you believe you would contribute to Caltech both academically and personally?

2. In addition to your interest in studying math, science, and/or engineering, we are interested in knowing about you as a person. To this end, write an essay on one of the following:

a. What event or events have shaped your life?

b. Select one activity outside of math and science in which you have been involved, and describe why it has been meaningful to you.

3. Please fill the rectangle below with something you think is interesting. (Refer to the guidelines on page 4 of the application instructions.)

6. Columbia U

List the books you read for pleasure in the past year: Please note, you can list more than one book in each space separated with a comma. You may enter more than three if necessary.

List the required readings you enjoyed most in the past year: Please note, you can list more than one reading in each space separated with a comma. You may enter more than three if necessary.
List the newspapers and magazines you read regularly: Please note, you can list more than one newspaper or magazine in each space separated with a comma. You may enter more than two if necessary.
List the films, performances, exhibits, entertainments, festivals, etc. you enjoyed most in the past year: Please note, you can list more than one event in each space separated with a comma. You may enter more than two if necessary.
Please tell us what you find most appealing about Columbia and why:

Personal Essay
Write an essay which conveys to the reader a sense of who you are. Possible topics may include, but are not limited to, experiences which have shaped your life, the circumstances of your upbringing, your most meaningful intellectual achievement, the way you see the world - the people in it, events great and small, everyday life - or any personal theme which appeals to your imagination. Please remember that we are concerned not only with the substance of your prose but with your writing style as well.
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As the Admissions staff read your application, it is always gratifying for us to be able to match an application with the face of someone we may have met during the year. To this end, please feel free to upload your photograph below.
Please scan your photo into your computer, insert it into a document, and 'SAVE AS' .doc, .rtf or .txt. This is the document that you will upload. The system will also accept .pdf files if you have the ability to create them. The file cannot exceed 250 KB in size. It cannot be an image file. Also, please do not attempt to upload a document that is password-protected. This will cause the process to fail. Upload your photo document into your application module after it has been saved properly.

7. U of Penn

Essays 5a and 6 are required for freshman applicants. Essays 5a or b, and 6 are required for transfer applicants. Please return your responses with Form 1B to avoid any delay in evaluating your application.
Answer one of the following essay questions on a separate sheet of paper. (Do not exceed one page.)

5a. Describe the courses of study and the unique characteristics of the University of Pennsylvania that most interest you. Why do these interests make you a good match for Penn?

5b. Transfer candidates only:  Please state your reasons for transferring to Penn. If this is not your first change in colleges, explain your reasons for the previous transfer. An evaluation of your college education to date and why your educational goals may be better served at Penn should be addressed. If you have not been enrolled in school continuously since high school graduation, please indicate how you have spent your time. (This question may be substituted for question 5a.)
Your intellectual abilities, your sense of imagination and your creativity are important to us. With this in mind, please respond to one of the following three prompts on a separate sheet of paper. (Do not exceed one page.)

6a. You have just completed your 300-page autobiography. Please submit page 217.

6b. First experiences can be defining. Cite a first experience that you have had and explain its impact on you.

6c. Recall an occasion when you took a risk that you now know was the right thing to do.

PERSONAL INFORMATION (Continued)
7. (Optional) If you have artistic or creative abilities that you would like us to be aware of, you may supplement your application with additional written, visual, or audio materials. We ask that you include the last four digits of your U.S. or Canadian Social Security Number on all enclosures and limit written or visual material to one or two sheets no larger than 8-1⁄2" x 11."We regret that we cannot retain or return these materials.

8. (Optional) As the Admissions staff reads your folder, it is always gratifying for us to be able to match an application with the face of someone who we may have met during the year. To this end, please attach a recent photograph.

8. U of Chicago

Respond to Questions 1 and 2 by writing a paragraph or two for each question. Then choose one of the five extended essay options and respond to it in a page or two. Be sure to write your name on all the sheets and attach them to the application form. This is your chance to speak to us and our chance to listen as you tell us about yourself, your tastes, and your ambitions. Each topic can be addressed with utter seriousness, complete fancy, or something in between—it’s your choice. Play, analyze (don’t agonize), create, compose—let us hear the result of your thinking about something that interests you, in a voice that is your own.

1. How does the University of Chicago, as you know it now, satisfy your desire for a particular kind of learning, community, and future? Please address with some particularity your own wishes and how they relate to Chicago.

2. Tell us about a few of your favorite books, poems, authors, films, plays, pieces of music, musicians, performers, paintings, artists, magazines, or newspapers. Feel free to touch on one, some, or all of the categories listed, or add a category of your own. Our extended essay options spring from a variety of inspirations. Traditionally, we email admitted students in April to ask them to contribute topics. This year, we were inspired by two such submissions, the second and fourth options. Our first offering honors a great American poet who taught at the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools in 1949. And we offer the words of a Zen master in hopes that your contemplation will lead you to a response.
Essay Option 1
The instructor said, Go home and write a page tonight.
And let that page come out of you— Then, it will be true. —“Theme for English B” by Langston Hughes
Perhaps you recognize this poem. If you do, then your mind has probably moved on to the question the next line poses: “I wonder if it’s that simple?” Saying who we are is never simple (read the entire poem if you need evidence of that). Write a truthful page about yourself for us, an audience you do not know—a very tall order. Hughes begins: “I am twenty-two, colored, born in Winston-Salem./ I went to school there, then Durham, then here/to this college on the hill above Harlem./I am the only colored student in my class.”
That is, each of us is of a certain age and of a particular family background. We have lived somewhere and been schooled. We are each what we feel and see and hear. Begin there and see what happens.

Essay Option 2
University of Chicago alumna and renowned author/critic Susan Sontag said, “The only interesting answers are those that destroy the questions.” We all have heard serious questions, absurd questions, and seriously absurd questions, some of which cannot be answered without obliterating the very question. Destroy a question with your answer. Inspired by Aleksandra Ciric, Oyster Bay High School, Oyster Bay, New York

Essay Option 3
means “mind that does not stick.” —Zen Master Shoitsu (1202–80)

Essay Option 4
Superstring theory has revolutionized speculation about the physical world by suggesting that strings play a pivotal role in the universe. Strings, however, always have explained or enriched our lives, from Theseus’s escape route from the Labyrinth, to kittens playing with balls of yarn, to the single hair that held the sword above Damocles, to the basic awfulness of string cheese, to the Old Norse tradition that one’s life is a thread woven into a tapestry of fate, to the beautiful sounds of the finely tuned strings of a violin, to the children’s game of cat’s cradle, to the concept of stringing someone along. Use the power of string to explain the biggest or the smallest phenomenon.
Inspired by Adam Sobolweski, Pittsford Mendon High School, Pittsford, New York

Essay Option 5
Take as a model the students who inspired Options 2 and 4 as you pose and respond to an uncommon prompt 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, sensible woman or man, citizen of the world, or future citizen of the University of Chicago; take a little risk and have fun. means “mind that does not stick.” —Zen Master Shoitsu (1202–80)

9. Cornell U

Common Essay +

ACADEMIC INTEREST ESSAY

Please answer both questions below (maximum of 250 words for each answer).

• Describe your intellectual interests, their evolution, and what makes them exciting to you.

   • Consider the academic programs in the school/college you indicated above. How will you utilize them to further 
explore your intended major or field of interest, or general academic interests if you’re undecided?

10. Johns Hopkins U

Please respond to these two questions on additional sheets. Include your name and Social Security number (optional) on these and all other additional sheets. Check here if sending your response to question 1 in a medium other than an essay on paper. □

1. Respond to the following, using whatever space and medium you like.
If you could plan a day’s adventure. starting from your home and spending only around $10 (or �8, or ￥1,068, or Rs 435, etc.).where would you go, what would you do, and whom would you take with you?

2. Write a brief essay in which you respond to the following question.
By this point in your academic career you have taken a variety of courses, each with its own distinguishing characteristics. Which one has had the most influence on your interests and goals for the future and why?

 

11. Duke U

Short-Answer Questions

Your answer to the following question(s) will be evaluated along with your essay. Please take advantage of this additional opportunity to let us know about your intellectual and personal interests. Please limit each answer as indicated. Items 2 and 3 are optional—and, yes, they truly are optional!

1. (Required) If you are applying to Trinity College of Arts & Sciences, please discuss why you consider Duke a good match for you. Is there something in particular at Duke that attracts you? If you are applying to the Pratt School of Engineering, please discuss why you want to study engineering and why you would like to study at Duke. Please limit your response to one or two paragraphs.

2. (Optional) If you have participated in any significant research activity outside of school, please provide a brief description. Please limit this response to one or two paragraphs and attach a separate sheet. If you choose not to submit the information, your chance of admission will not be affected.

3. (Optional) We seek to understand and appreciate you as an individual. If there is a parent, sibling, other relative, or friend of yours who you think could help us do that, we would be happy to receive a one-page letter from one of them. This optional information will be considered in our understanding of you as a person, but will not be formally evaluated as part of your application. If you choose not to submit the information, your chance of admission will not be affected.

Duke Application Essay

Please answer on a separate sheet of paper. Remember, this is your opportunity to speak to us in your own voice, so be yourself. Choose one of the following questions and indicate which question you've chosen. We ask that you limit your essay to no more than two pages and use double spacing if the essay is typed or computer printed. Be sure to include your name and address on all attached sheets.

1. Have you witnessed a person who is close to you doing something that you considered seriously wrong? Describe the circumstances, your thoughts, and how you chose to respond. If you discussed it with the person, was his/her justification valid? In retrospect, what, if anything, would you have done differently and why?

2. What has been your most profound or surprising intellectual experience, or when did you come of age intellectually?

3. Write on any topic of importance to you. If you have written a personal essay for another purpose—even an essay for another college—that you believe represents you, your writing, and your thinking particularly well, feel free to submit it.

12. Northwestern U

Personal Statements for 2006-07 Application
You will be asked to respond to one of the four topics with an essay of 400-500 words.
1. Pablo Picasso said, "Computers are useless. They can only give you answers." Write about a time when rather than being handed an answer, you had to work it out for yourself. What did you learn from the process?
2. James Joyce wrote in "Dubliners," "Mistakes are the portals of discovery." Describe a mistake or mistaken idea of your own that led to a discovery.
3. An old expression says, "what is right is not always popular and what is popular is not always right." Give an example of a time when you made a choice that was not popular, but you felt was right. Why did you make this choice? What happened as a result?
4. The last two lines of Robert Frost's poem, "The Road Not Taken," are: "I took the one less traveled by/And that has made all the difference." Discuss an instance when you departed from your plan while pursuing research, independent work, or a non-academic activity. What difference did it make?

13. U of Michigan

Two short answer essay questions (250 words or less) and one extended essay question (500 words or less) will be required as part of the application process
Short Answer Question - (Approximately 250 words) I
Make sure your name and the question text are at the top of each page.
At the University of Michigan, we are committed to building a superb educational community with students of diverse talents, experiences, opinions and cultural backgrounds. What would you as an individual bring to our campus community?
 Short Answer Question - (Approximately 250 words) II
Answer one of the following questions. Please answer only the question for the school or college to which you are applying. Make sure your name and the question text are at the top of each page.
Art & Design: Compare and contrast an actual apple, a two-dimensional image of an apple, and a three-dimensional replica of an apple.
Engineering: Where do you imagine your chosen field of study will be in 10 years, and how do you fit into that picture?
Kinesiology: Why is Kinesiology the right choice for you? What do you plan to study and how does that tie in with your career aspirations?
College of Literature, Science, and the Arts (LSA): What led you to choose the area(s) of academic interest that you have listed in your application to the University of Michigan? If you are undecided, what areas are you most interested in, and why?
School of Nursing: Discuss your background (coursework, health care experience and work, extracurricular or volunteer experiences) and how it is related to your decision to pursue your bachelor's degree in nursing.

Essay
All applicants, answer one of the following questions, either [A], [B], or [C]. Make sure your name and the question text are on each page. (approximately 500 words)
[A] Describe a setback or ethical dilemma that you have faced. How did you resolve it? How did the outcome affect you? If something similar happened in the future, how would you react?
[B] Discuss an issue of local, national, or international concern. Why is this issue important to you? How do you think it should be addressed?
[C] Some writers suggest that by tradition science is concerned with truth while art is concerned with beauty. How might these two endeavors be the same? How might they be irreconcilably different?

14. New York U

Personal Statements
1. Please explain why you decided which extracurricular activity on your list was the most important to you.

 2. Please tell us about something you did last Sunday afternoon (or the Sunday before that, or the Sunday
before that . . . ).

 3. Many students decide to apply to NYU because of our New York City location. Apart from the New York City location, please tell us what other aspects make you feel NYU will be a good match for you.

 4. Please tell us what led you to select your anticipated academic program and/or NYU school/college, and what interests you most about your intended discipline.

 Essay
The essay offers an opportunity for you to help us become acquainted with you in ways different from grades, test scores, and other objective data. It allows you to demonstrate your ability to organize your thoughts and express yourself. With this in mind, please write an essay, approximately 400-500 words in length, on a separate sheet. You may select one of the following topics, or you may choose to tell us something about yourself that has not been presented to your satisfaction in this application. Be sure to
put your name and Social Security number at the top of your essay. 
A. The best writing is often very personal. All kinds of experiences—serious, funny, unexplained, fleeting—can influence our lives and help make us who we are. Tell us about a person, place, or event in your life that has particular meaning for you, and why it is important to you. We’d especially like to hear about someone or something that has affected your life that may not have affected or even been noticed by other people.

B. Select a creative work—a novel, a film, a musical piece, a painting, or other work of art—that has influenced the way you view the world and the way you view yourself. Discuss the impact the work has had on you. (We are more interested in how the work has affected you rather than reading a detailed plot summary or a description of the work.)

C. New York is a city full of people from other places. They all bring with them a story of where they are from. Tell us something about where you’re from and what single facet of your hometown experience has shaped you into the person you are today.

    15. Emory U

Short Answers
You must answer both questions. The average length for each short answer essay is one half of a typed page.

1. Of the extracurricular activities, personal activities, or work experiences you have described, which has meant the most to you, and why?

2. Many students decide to apply to Emory based on its size, location, reputation, and yes, the weather. Besides these valid reasons to choose Emory as a possible college choice, why is this university a particularly good match for you?

Essay
Please choose a subject of genuine interest to you. The average essay length is one to three typed pages.
In the past, we have been delighted and educated by candidates’ topics. Some candidates have written about personal aspirations, travel experiences, family situations, national events, people who have influenced them, or significant experiences; others have just used their imaginations. There is no right or wrong response to this request. In writing about something that is of interest to you, you will express more about yourself. Good writing can address any topic.

16. Boston U


1. Please write an essay of no more than 500 words on one of the following topics:

  A. Write a personal statement on a subject that illustrates who you are as an individual.
We encourage you to use personal anecdotes to enhance your essay and to choose a topic that is meaningful to you. For example, you may choose to write on a social issue about which you are passionate, an experience that has greatly influenced your life or taught you a valuable lesson, or about a challenge you have overcome. These are only suggestions, however; the choice of topic is yours.

  B. “People seek a challenge just as fire seeks to flame.”—Chinese proverb. Describe a time in your life when you set out to challenge yourself—academically, emotionally, or otherwise. How did you benefit from the experience? What did you learn about yourself?

2. We would like to know, in no more than 500 words, what experiences have led you to select your professional field and objective. Complete only if you are applying to Sargent College, the School of Education, the College of Engineering, the College of Communication, the School of Hospitality Administration, the School of Management, or any of the accelerated programs.

 Short Essay
How did you become interested in Boston University, and why do you think you will be successful here?(Please limit your response to the space provided below.)

17. Barnard College

Please respond to each of the following questions. It is crucial that you address all aspects of each question. Please limit your response to a well-developed paragraph. If needed, you may attach separate sheets, making sure to clearly identify your name, high school, and social security number on each page.

A. How were you made aware of Barnard College? How do you feel Barnard College can help you achieve your personal and educational goals?

B. Please describe a daily routine or tradition of yours that may seem ordinary to others but holds special meaning for you. Why is this practice significant to you?

C. What fictional character or characters from literature, film, theatre, or television have intrigued you or taught you something and why?

D. If you had a full hour to meet with a government representative or community leader, what one issue or concern would you raise and why?

E. Please use this space to share any additional information you wish to bring to the attention of the Committee on Admissions. Applicants who are graduating early from high school should use this space to discuss their reasons for graduating early. Applicants who have already graduated from high school and are not attending college should also use this space to describe their activities since graduation.

18. University of Southern California

Please write an essay, approximately 500-700 words (typically one page) in length on one of following topics.
1. The 18th century French philosopher Denis Diderot said, “Only passions, great passions can elevate the soul to great things.” Describe one of your passions and reflect on how it has contributed to your personal growth.

 2. It is common knowledge that Thomas Edison invented the light bulb. What most people don’t know is that he tried over 6,000 times before succeeding. Reflect on an accomplishment you achieved in an unlikely way.

 3. Newton’s First Law of Motion states that an object in motion tends to stay in motion in the same direction unless acted upon by an external force. Tell us about an external influence (a person, an event, etc.) that affected you and how it caused you to change direction.

Please complete the Essay, Short Answers, Quick Takes, and Activity Summary sections.
Short Answers
Freshman applicants: In approximately one paragraph each, please answer only questions 1 and 2.
Transfer applicants: In approximately one paragraph each, please answer questions 1 through 3.
Freshman and Transfer applicants: You have the option of completing question 4.

1 Tell us about an activity that is important to you, and why.

2 Describe your academic interests and how you plan to pursue them at USC. (Transfers Only: Please be sure to address your first- and second-choice major selections.)

3 Transfers Only: Why are you planning to transfer to USC?

Optional If there is any information that you believe is relevant to our consideration of you as an applicant, but not already contained in your application, feel free to explain on an additional sheet.

19. North Carolina C.H.

Required Short Essay  Choose one (please limit your answer to approximately 250 words)
● If you could break a record in the Guinness Book of World Records, which record would it be, and why? OR
● What advice about life—either serious or lighthearted—would you share with a 10-year-old? OR
● Everyone has a shortcoming. What is yours, and how has it helped or hurt you? OR
● If you could be a fly on the wall anywhere in the world today
—with the exception of a university admissions office!—where would you want to be? Why?

Required Long Essay Choose one (please limit your answer to approximately 500 words)
● Complete the following phrase: "I wish I didn’t have to ...." OR
● Is censorship in a classroom ever justified? Why or why not? OR
● To learn to think is to learn to question. Discuss something you once thought you knew with certainty but have since learned to question. What aspects of this something are you questioning, and what conclusions have you reached so far? OR
● If you have written an essay for another school's application that you really like, feel free to use it as your longer essay for us. Please be sure to tell us (a) what question you are answering and (b) why you think this essay represents you well (your explanation will not be included in the essay word count).

Optional Additional Statement (please limit your answer to approximately 250 words)

Is there anything else you would like to share with us regarding your background or interests? For example, do you have any exceptional talents or passions? Have you overcome exceptional difficulties or challenges? Have you participated in any programs or activities to help you prepare for college, such as Project Uplift, Gear-Up, AVID, Upward Bound, LEAD, or Summer Ventures?

20. U of Illinois UC

PERSONAL ESSAY: The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign seeks a diverse and exciting community of students. In an essay of no more than 300 words, tell us more about yourself, describing interests and accomplishments which are not indicated elsewhere on this application.

 PROFESSIONAL ESSAY: In an essay of no more than 300 words, tell us more about your professional and intellectual aspirations and prior personal experiences relevant to your choice of a specific college or academic program at the University of Illinois.