<p>Yeah, Chicago's cartesian coordinates essay pwn3d all other topics.</p>
<p>Even though I never directly answered the Penn Autobiography prompt, that is still by far my favourite. I modified it for my Common App essay (I applied to Brandeis) and it was a very long, arduous process but I loved the freedom and creativity I could put into such a simple prompt.</p>
<p>And I looooooove Chicago's old Giant Mustard prompt. And the Mind That Won't Stick.</p>
<p>My s had great fun with the Penn autobiography essay too, though he was afraid his ended up sounding either unoriginal or presumptuous since he really does envision himself as a future President of the United States!</p>
<p>i loved the Rice Box. it didnt involve any writing and was just a good break from all the other essays.</p>
<p>I like the Colgate one:</p>
<p>What would you pursue, design, or accomplish if money were no object?</p>
<p>i liked johns hopkins' money essay: if u had no responsibilities etc etc, and only money in ur pocket, what would u do? where would u go? whom would u take with u?</p>
<p>My favorite was definitely Pomona's tell us about something that was just plain fun...and I did, something I never would have written about in a college essay otherwise. </p>
<p>I also really liked UNC Chapel Hill's short answer (20 words or less) questions, some of them were really, really interesting.</p>
<p>"History's great events often turn on small moments. For example, what if Rosa Parks had given up her seat on that Montgomery bus in 1955? What if Pope John Paul I had not died in 1978 after a month in office? What if Gore had beaten Bush in Florida and won the 2000 U.S. Presidential election? Using your knowledge of American or world history, choose a defining moment and imagine an alternative historical scenario if that key event had played out differently."</p>
<p>I wrote that essay on how if Jim Morrison hadn't died, he would have taken over the world.</p>
<p>All of the Tufts essays were extremely fun, and I also enjoyed Cornell engineering and Penn's essay.</p>
<p>Scripps: List every book you've read in the past year. </p>
<p>That was a thrill.</p>
<p>Why??? Because there were so few???</p>
<p>Hehe</p>
<p>University of Chicago:</p>
<p>"Mind that does not stick." </p>
<p>"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."</p>
<p>that sounds like a very difficult essay topic... ^</p>
<p>Well, my first favorite was my essay topic for Brown because it gave me enough room to be creative:</p>
<p>Tell us some more about yourself that would help us toward a sense of who you are, how you think, and what issues and ideas interest you most.</p>
<p>Then my second favorite was the topic that I invented for my UMD essay:</p>
<p>Defeat fades in the midst of introspection. Recall an important challenge you faced and describe how you arrived at the window of reflection.</p>
<p>curlyfry, I liked that one too. Initially, I had trouble thinking something up, but once I did, it became one of my favorites :D</p>
<p>I wrote one about my trip to Israel and being pro-Israel etc. for Common App, and I modified it for Emerson's "If you had the Boston Common all to yourself what would you do and why?" prompt.
However, my favorite so far was Sarah Lawrence's prompt: write about your view of learning in and out of the classroom using one of the following quotes. I used the Homer Simpson quote.</p>
<p>I liked Rochester's essay prompt.</p>
<p>The remarkable citizens and numerous pathbreaking scholars who have been a part of our community—such as abolitionist Frederick Douglass,
women’s rights activist Susan B. Anthony, and philanthropist Joseph C. Wilson—lead us to appreciate the importance of bringing together students
from diverse backgrounds and origins. Describe aspects of your personal history that help you understand and appreciate diversity.</p>
<p>My essay started with "I was born in a country that no longer exists..."</p>
<p>ahh claremont short anwsers
The create a superhero that reflects your personality and strengths
A designer has created a piece of clothing inspired by you what is and why
what world destination best describes you
if everyone in the world could agree on ____ (one word) the world would be a better place</p>
<p>I like Colgate's short one: What would the title of your autobiography be, and why? </p>
<p>So many possibilities.</p>
<p>My current favorite is one of Kenyon's essays on the supplement:</p>
<p>Along the edge of ancient maps it used to say 'Here there be monsters.' What does it say at the edge of your map and why does it say that?</p>
<p>There's an essay that gives me a chance to be creative! Sure, I could write about my favorite literary influence and talk about To Kill A Mockingbird like everyone else, but that's so boring! Give me a chance to be interesting, and I'll try my darndest. That essay <em>almost</em> makes up for the "why kenyon" essay that I am NOT looking forward to.</p>