<p>"Essay 2: In an essay of about 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.... "</p>
<p>I have a whole bunch of aspirations, but no prior personal experiences with them. My essay is all about improving technology and things I'd like to do in the future---like better HDTVs, telescopes, computers, etc. But I have no prior personal experiences besides knowing how to program in VB, which I mostly forgot...</p>
<p>...would firmware hacking an Xbox be considered an experience?</p>