COLLEGE APPLICATION ESSAY TOPICS 1. DESCRIBE A ... - LSHS

COLLEGE APPLICATION ESSAY TOPICS
1. DESCRIBE A SIGNIFICANT INTEREST OR EXPERIENCE THAT HAS SPECIAL MEANING FOR YOU.
2. HOW HAVE YOU GROWN AND DEVELOPED OVER THE YEARS
3. LIFE IS SHORT. WHY DO YOU WANT TO SPEND 5 OR 6 YEARS AT A PARTICULAR UNIVERSITY OR COLLEGE
4. WHAT DO YOU PLAN TO DO WITH YOUR COLLEGE DEGREE
5. WHY HAVE YOU CHOSEN THIS CAREER OR PROFESSION
6. WHAT ARE YOUR LONG-TERM CAREER GOALS
7. HOW IS THE DEGREE NECESSARY FOR THE FULFILLMENT OF YOUR GOALS
8. DOES ANY SPECIFIC ATTRIBUTE, QUALITY OR SKILL DISTINGUISH YOU FROM EVERYONE ELSE HOW DID YOU DEVELOP THIS ATTRIBUTE
9. WHAT ARE THE REASONS FOR YOUR INTERESTS ANALYZE YOUR CHILDHOOD. HOW WERE YOUR INTERESTS SHAPED FROM YOUR
UPBRINGING
10. HOW WOULD YOUR FRIENDS CHARACTERIZE YOU LOOK AT YOURSELF FROM THE OUTSIDE.
11. HAVE YOU EXPERIENCED A MOMENT OF EPIPHANY, AS IF YOUR EYES WERE OPENED TO SOMETHING YOU WERE PREVIOUSLY BLIND TO
DESCRIBE THIS MOMENT AND HOW IT AFFECTED YOU.
12. WHAT ARE YOUR DREAMS OF THE FUTURE
13. NOW LOOKING BACK AT EVERYTHING YOU HAVE DONE WHAT YOU WOULD TO CHANGE WHY
14. WHERE DO YOU SEE YOURSELF, CAREER WISE, 10 YEARS FROM NOW
15. OF EVERYTHING IN THE WORLD WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE DOING RIGHT NOW WHERE WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE THE MOST WHO WOULD
YOU PREFER TO BE WITH AT THIS MOMENT
16. WHAT IS A MISSION YOU ARE ACCOMPLISHING ON THE EARTH
17. WHAT IS YOUR APPROACH TO LIFE REVEAL YOUR LIFE PHILOSOPHY.
18. WHAT WAS THE MOST DIFFICULT TIME IN YOUR LIFE HOW DID YOU OVERCOME THESE DIFFICULTIES HOW DID YOUR PERSPECTIVE ON LIFE
CHANGE AS A RESULT OF THE DIFFICULTY
19. DESCRIBE YOUR MOST REWARDING EXPERIENCE.
20. HOW HAVE ALL YOUR ACQUIRED EXPERIENCES SHAPED YOUR CAREER GOALS
21. HAVE YOU EVER MET WITH "TRIUMPH AND DISASTER" HOW DID YOU MEET THOSE TWO IMPOSTORS CAN YOU TELL THAT YOU HAVE FACED
THEM IN A WORTHY MANNER
22. HAVE YOU EVER STRUGGLED FOR SOMETHING AND FAILED HOW DID YOU RESPOND HAVE YOU EXPERIENCED A FEELING OF
DISAPPOINTMENT AND DISSATISFACTION OF YOURSELF
23. IMAGINE YOURSELF BEING AN ACTOR/ACTRESS. TELL ABOUT YOUR FEELINGS BEFORE THE OPENING NIGHT OF THE PERFORMANCE WHERE
YOU PLAY THE TITLE ROLE.
24. EVALUATE A SIGNIFICANT EXPERIENCE, RISK YOU HAVE TAKEN, OR ETHICAL DILEMMA YOU HAVE FACED AND ITS IMPACT ON YOU.
25. AN INTELLECTUAL EXPERIENCE THAT HAS MATTERED TO YOU.
26. PHILOSOPHY OF LEARNING.

27. WRITE ABOUT HOW A PERSON CAN CHANGE HIS DIRECTION.
28. WHAT ARE YOUR CAREER ASPIRATIONS
29. HAVE YOU EVER STRUGGLED MIGHTILY AND SUCCEEDED DESCRIBE WHAT YOU HAVE FELT AT THE GLORIOUS MOMENT OF VICTORY WHAT
DOES A WINNER FEEL
30. WHAT IS THE MAJOR CONTRIBUTION YOU'VE MADE IN ANY FIELD OF YOUR LIFE
31. CHOOSE A PROMINENT PERSON (LIVING, DECEASED, OR FICTIONAL) THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO INTERVIEW AND EXPLAIN WHY.
32. IDENTIFY A PERSON WHO HAD A SIGNIFICANT INFLUENCE ON YOU AND EXPLAIN THE INFLUENCE.
33. DESCRIBE A SUCCESSFUL STUDENT.
34. WHAT A COLLEGE EDUCATION MEANS TO ME.
35. WHAT AUTHOR, MUSICIAN, ACTOR INFLUENCED ON SHAPING YOUR IDEOLOGY WHY ESPECIALLY THIS PERSON IS SO SIGNIFICANT TO YOU.
DID HE/SHE HELP YOU TO SEE ANOTHER SIDE OF THE WORLD
36. WHAT IS A MAJOR ACHIEVEMENT IN YOUR LIFE WHO AND WHAT ASSISTED YOU IN REACHING YOUR AIM
37. REVEAL YOUR PERSONALITY BY NAMING ALL THE POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE FEATURES YOU POSSESS. WHICH OF THEM YOU'D LIKE TO GET RID
OF AND WHICH YOU'D LIKE TO PROMOTE AND ENHANCE.
38. WHAT IS YOUR STRONGEST AND MOST DETERMINED TRAIT OF CHARACTER DO YOU MAINTAIN STRONG BELIEFS AND ADHERE TO
PHILOSOPHY
39. TELL ABOUT THE MOST UNFORGETTABLE EXPERIENCE YOU'VE EVER HAD.
40. WRITE ABOUT A BOOK THAT HAS SPECIAL SIGNIFICANCE FOR YOU.
41. WHAT ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT EXTRACURRICULAR OR COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES WHAT MADE YOU JOIN THESE ACTIVITIES
42. EXPLAIN WHY ESPECIALLY YOU MUST BE ACCEPTED TO A PARTICULAR COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY.
43. WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO STUDY DESCRIBE YOUR ACADEMIC INTERESTS.
44. THE MOST VALUABLE ADVICE THAT I’VE EVER BEEN GIVEN IS . . .
45. MY FINEST ACCOMPLISHMENT OR TALENT IS . . .
46. AT LEAST ONCE, I THINK EVERYONE SHOULD TRY . . .
47. I’M A BETTER PERSON NOW THAT I’VE . . .
48. WE SHOULD ALL BE MORE LIKE THIS PERSON . . .
49. HOW HAS YOUR PARTICIPATION IN SERVICE TO OTHERS INFLUENCED YOUR FUTURE ACADEMIC OR CAREER PLANS (CARNEGIE MELLON)
50. WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR MOST PROFOUND OR SURPRISING INTELLECTUAL EXPERIENCE (DUKE)
51. WHAT IS YOUR DEFINITION OF “THE GOOD LIFE” (HOLY CROSS)
52. ON WHAT SUBJECT DO YOU DISAGREE WITH MOST PEOPLE, AND WHY (NORTHWESTERN) (PLEASE AVOID SOCIAL ISSUES LIKE ABORTION,
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT, THE WAR IN IRAQ; USUALLY, STUDENTS TEND TO MISTAKENLY CHOOSE AN OPINION THAT IS WIDELY HELD BY
OTHERS.)
53. WRITE ABOUT A TRADITION THAT IS HONORED BY YOUR FAMILY, YOUR FRIENDS, OR YOUR CULTURE. WRITE ABOUT WHY IT IS IMPORTANT.
(STANFORD)

54. DESCRIBE A CHARACTER IN FICTION, AN HISTORICAL FIGURE, OR A CREATIVE WORK (AS IN ART, MUSIC, SCIENCE, ETC.) THAT HAS HAD AN
INFLUENCE ON YOU, AND EXPLAIN THAT INFLUENCE.
55. EVALUATE A SIGNIFICANT EXPERIENCE, ACHIEVEMENT, RISK YOU HAVE TAKEN, OR ETHICAL DELIMMA YOU HAVE FACED AND ITS IMPACT ON
YOU.
56. DISCUSS AN ISSUE THAT YOU ONCE THOUGHT YOU UNDERSTOOD BUT HAVE SINCE LEARNED TO QUESTION.
57. DESCRIBE THE ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH YOU GREW UP AND HOW IT HAS SHAPED YOUR PERSONAL GOALS.
58. YOU HAVE JUST COMPLETED YOUR 300-PAGE AUTOBIOGRAPHY. PLEASE SUBMIT PAGE 217.
59. FIRST EXPERIENCES CAN BE DEFINING. CITE A FIRST EXPERIENCE THAT YOU HAVE HAD AND EXPLAIN ITS IMPACT ON YOU.
60. YOU MAY CHOOSE THE ESSAY TOPIC YOU HAVE BEEN GIVEN TO WRITE ABOUT BY A COLLEGE YOU WISH TO ATTEND.
61. WHAT WOULD YOU DO ID YOU WERE GIVEN A YEAR TO SPEND ANY WAY YOU WISH
62. CHOOSE AND DESCRIBE A PARTICULAR PIECE OF ART AND EXPLAIN ITS SIGNIFICANCE TO YOU.
63. WRITE A NOTE TO YOUR FUTURE ROOMMATE THAT REVEALS SOMETHING ABOUT YOU THAT WILL HELP YOUR ROOMMATE—AND US—KNOW
YOU BETTER. (STANFORD UNIVERSITY)
64. TELL US ABOUT YOUR FAVORITE PLACE AND WHY IT HOLDS SPECIAL MEANING FOR YOU. IT CAN BE CLOSE TO HOME OR ON ANOTHER
CONTINENT, YOUR KITCHEN OR A MOUNTAINTOP. (CONNECTICUT COLLEGE)
65. YOU ARE WALKING DOWN THE STREET WHEN SOMETHING CATCHES YOUR EYE. YOU STOP AND STARE FOR A LONG WHILE, AMAZED AND
FASCINATED. WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING AT (POMONA COLLEGE)
66. COMPLETE “I FELT LIKE I TRULY BELONGED WHEN…” (BROWN UNIVERSITY)
67. IN YOUR OPINION, WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN INTELLIGENCE AND WISDOM YOU MAY CITE A HISTORICAL OR FICTIONAL EXAMPLE,
OR OFFER AN ILLUSTRATION FROM YOUR OWN EXPERIENCE. (UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME).
68. DESCARTES OBSERVES, “THERE ARE FEW PEOPLE WHO ARE WILLING TO SAY EVERYTHING THEY BELIEVE…BECAUSE MANY DO NOT KNOW
WHAT THEY BELIEVE.” DESCRIBE AN UNPOPULAR OPINION YOU HAVE HAD AND WHY YOU STOOD (OR STAND) BY IT. (WHITMAN COLLEGE)
69. PEOPLE BELIEVE IN ALL KINDS OF THINGS: POLITICAL CANDIDATES, SPORTS TEAMS, GHOSTS, THEIR FRIENDS, A RAW-FOOD DIET. ASIDE
FROM YOUR RELIGIOUS VIEWS, WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE IN (ST. EDWARD’S UNIVERSITY)
70. DO SOCIAL MEDIA AND INSTANT COMMUNICATION POSE OBSTACLES TO REFLECTION AND SERIOUS THINKING HOW CAN COLLEGE STUDENTS
PRACTICE SERIOUS REFLECTION IN OUR ALWAYS CONNECTED AND INSTANTANEOUS WORLD (LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY)