<p>Some of us want to write whereas others simply want to escape. That is why sometimes supplements also become an important basis based on which we decide our college.</p>
<p>So I thought it might be helpful if we all share the Supplement of colleges we know.</p>
<p>Please follow the following rules while including information.</p>
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<li><p>DO NOT include "I like that"s and "I will definitely apply there"s or any other comments. Let us keep this thread clean and only include the prompts.</p></li>
<li><p>The following thread might be helpful to replicate the below format:
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/harvard-university/1112322-official-harvard-university-2015-decisions-thread.html%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/harvard-university/1112322-official-harvard-university-2015-decisions-thread.html</a></p></li>
<li><p>While listing, list, if possible, according to ranking of the colleges.</p></li>
<li><p>If possible, include word/character limit.</p></li>
<li><p>Follow the following format:</p></li>
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Harvard
Prompts:[ul]
[li] Additional Essays : 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 below. If you wish to include an additional essay, you may do so. </p>[/li]
<p>[li] International Students only: What specific plan do you have, if any, for using the education you hope to receive? 500 chars[/li][/ul]
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Princeton
Prompts:[ul]
[li] Please tell us how you have spent the last two summers (or vacations between school years), including any jobs you have held, if not already detailed on the Common Application. 1500 chars</p>[/li]
<p>[li] In addition to the essay you have written for the Common Application, please select one of the following themes and write an essay of about 500 words in response. Please do not repeat, in full or in part, the essay you wrote for the Common Application.</p>[/li]
<p>Option 1 - Tell us about a person who has influenced you in a significant way.</p>
<p>Option 2 - Using the statement below as a starting point, tell us about an event or experience that helped you define one of your values or changed how you approach the world."Princeton in the Nation's Service" was the title of a speech given by Woodrow Wilson on the 150th anniversary of the University. It became the unofficial Princeton motto and was expanded for the University's 250th anniversary to "Princeton in the nation's service and in the service of all nations."- Woodrow Wilson, Princeton Class of 1879, served on the faculty and was Princeton's president from 1902-1910. </p>
<p>Option 3 - Using the following quotation from "The Moral Obligations of Living in a Democratic Society" as a starting point, tell us about an event or experience that helped you define one of your values or changed how you approach the world. "Empathy is not simply a matter of trying to imagine what others are going through, but having the will to muster enough courage to do something about it. In a way, empathy is predicated upon hope."- Cornel West, Class of 1943 University Professor in the Center for African American Studies, Princeton University</p>
<p>Option 4 - Using a favorite quotation from an essay or book you have read in the last three years as a starting point, tell us about an event or experience that helped you define one of your values or changed how you approach the world. Please write the quotation at the beginning of your essay.</p>
<p>[li] Engineering Essay: If you are interested in pursuing a B.S.E. (Bachelor of Science in Engineering) degree, please write an essay describing why you are interested in studying engineering, any experiences in or exposure to engineering you have had, and how you think the programs in engineering offered at Princeton suit your particular interests.[/li][/ul]
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Yale
Prompts[ul]</p>
<p>[li] What in particular about Yale has influenced your decision to apply? Please limit your response to the space provided. 500 chars</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Answer to following questions in 25 or fewer words.</p>[/li]
<p>1) What would you do with a free afternoon tomorrow?</p>
<p>2) Recall a compliment you received that you especially value. What was it? From whom did it come?</p>
<p>3) If you could witness one moment in history, what would it be and why?</p>
<p>4) What do you wish you were better at being or doing?</p>
<p>5) If you were choosing students to form a Yale class, what question would you ask here that we have not?</p>
<p>[li]You have already told us about yourself in the Common Application, with its list of activities, Short Answer, and Personal Essay. In this required second essay, tell us something that you would like us to know about you that we might not get from the rest of your application - or something that you would like a chance to say more about. Please limit your essay to fewer than 500 words.</p>[/li]
<p>[li]If you selected one of the engineering majors, please write a brief third essay telling us what has led you to an interest in this field of study, what experiences (if any) you have had in engineering, and what it is about Yale's engineering program that appeals to you.</p>[/li]
<p>[li]If you have relatives who attend or have attended Yale other than parents, stepparents, or grandparents, please list relationship to you, name, year of graduation, and degree. 300 chars[/li][/ul]
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Columbia
Prompts:[ul]
[li] Interests: 600 chars each</p>[/li]
<p>List the required readings you enjoyed most in the past year:</p>
<p>List the books you read for pleasure that you enjoyed most in the past year:</p>
<p>List the publications you read regularly, including print and electronic sources (websites, blogs, podcasts, etc.):</p>
<p>List the films, performances, exhibits, concerts, shows, lectures, etc. you enjoyed most in the past year:</p>
<p>[li] Short Answer Questions: 1500 chars. last two are optional[/li]Please tell us what you found meaningful about one of the above mentioned books, publications or cultural events.</p>
<p>Please tell us what academic class has been your favorite and why.</p>
<p>Please tell us what you find most appealing about Columbia and why.</p>
<p>For applicants to Columbia College, please tell us what attracts you specifically to the field or fields of study that you noted in the Application Data section. If you are currently undecided, please write about any field or fields in which you may have interest at this time, but have not yet selected as a major interest.</p>
<p>For applicants to The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science, please tell us what attracts you specifically to the study of engineering.
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Dartmouth
Prompts:[ul]
[li] No Additional Essays Needed.</p>[/li]
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Cornell
Prompts:[ul]
[li] College Interest Essays</p>[/li]
<p>College of Agriculture and Life Sciences:
How have your interests and related experiences influenced your selection of major?</p>
<p>College of Architecture, Art, and Planning: How does the major you would like to study in the College of Architecture, Art, and Planning match your intellectual, academic, and career interests? Discuss any activities you have engaged in that are relevant to your chosen major.</p>
<p>College of Arts and Sciences:
Describe your intellectual interests, their evolution, and what makes them exciting to you. Tell us how you will utilize the academic programs in the College of Arts and Sciences to further explore your interests, intended major, or field of study.</p>
<p>College of Engineering:
Engineers turn ideas (technical, scientific, mathematical) into reality. Tell us about an engineering idea you have or your interest in engineering. Explain how Cornell Engineering can help you further explore this idea or interest.</p>
<p>School of Hotel Administration:
What work and non-work experiences, academic interests, and career goals influenced your decision to study hospitality management? How will these contribute to your success at the School of Hotel Administration?</p>
<p>College of Human Ecology:
What do you value about the College of Human Ecology perspective and the majors that interest you, as you consider your academic goals and plans for the future?</p>
<p>School of Industrial and Labor Relations:
Describe your intellectual interests, their evolution, and what makes them exciting to you. In your essay please address how the ILR curriculum will help you fulfill these interests and your long-term goals.</p>
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Brown
Prompts:[ul]
[li]Why are you drawn to the area(s) of study you indicated? 300 chars</p>[/li]
<p>[<em>]A distinctive feature of the Brown Curriculum is the opportunity to be the "architect of your education."Why does this academic environment appeal to you? 700 chars
[</em>]Learning More About You:</p>
<p>Tell us where you have lived-and for how long-since you were born; whether you've always lived in the same place, or perhaps in a variety of places. 300 chars</p>
<p>Complete One Of the Following thoughts:
a)If I could do something with no risk of failing, I would... 200 chars
b)I felt like I truely belonged when...200chars</p>
<p>What is something you created that makes you especially proud, and why? 700 chars</p>
<p>We all exist within communities or groups of various sizes, origins, and purposes; pick one and tell us why it is important to you, and how it has shaped you. 1000 chars</p>
<p>[li] Please respond to one of the following questions: A, B, or C. 2000 chars</p>[/li]
<p>A. Why are you going to college? </p>
<p>B. Sculptor Jacques Lipchitz once said, "Cubism is like standing at a certain point on a mountain and looking around. If you go higher, things will look different; if you go lower, again they will look different. It is a point of view." With this in mind, describe a moment when your perspective changed.</p>
<p>C. What question could we ask to gain the most insight into you? What is your answer? </p>
<p>[li] Chemistry/Computer Science/Geology/Mathematics/Physics (Limit your total response to 500 words.)[/li]1. Many applicants to college are unsure about eventual majors. What factors led you to your interest? (Feel free to elaborate on your response to question 2.)</p>
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<li><p>What experiences beyond school work have broadened your interest?</p></li>
<li><p>What concept in your anticipated major were you most proud of mastering?</p></li>
<li><p>Briefly describe the course(s) you have taken relating to your chosen field.</p></li>
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<p>[li] Engineering (Limit your total response to 500 words.)</p>[/li]
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<li><p>Many applicants to college are unsure about eventual majors. What factors led you to your interest in Engineering? (Feel free to elaborate on your response to question 2.)</p></li>
<li><p>What experiences beyond school work have broadened your interest? </p></li>
<li><p>Brown offers programs in Biomedical, Chemical, Civil, Computer, Electrical, Materials, and Mechanical Engineering. Since there is a common core curriculum within Engineering, students need not select a specific area until their junior year. We are curious to know, however, if any particular program within Engineering presently appeals to you. If so, please discuss that choice. </p></li>
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<p>[li] Program in Liberal Medical Education (PLME) 500 words./li</p>
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<li><p>Most high school seniors are unsure about eventual career choices. What experiences have led you to consider medicine as your future profession? Please describe specifically why you have chosen to apply to the Program in Liberal Medical Education in pursuit of your career in medicine. Also, be sure to indicate your rationale on how the PLME is a "good fit" for your personal, academic and future professional goals.</p></li>
<li><p>Since the Program in Liberal Medical Education espouses a broad-based liberal education, please describe your fields of interest in both the sciences and the liberal arts. Be specific about what courses and aspects of the program will be woven into a potential educational plan.</p></li>
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UPenn
Prompts:[ul]
[li]Required for all applicants: Considering both the specific undergraduate school to which you are applying and the unique aspects of the University of Pennsylvania, what do you hope to learn from and contribute to the Penn community? (Please answer in one page, approximately 500 words.)</p>[/li]
<p>[li]Optional short essay (approximately 150 words): introduce yourself to Penn. Our aim is to better understand how your identity, talents, and background guide your day-to-day experiences.</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Essays for Dual Degree, Accelerated, And Specialized Programs not included here.[/li][/ul]
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<p>I have completed for the IVYs. Please complete this list for others. Atleast include prompts within quote. That will make it clear.</p>