Lehigh (about 250 words each):

• Why here, why you? (1000 char.)
  • ✔ Why did you decide to apply to Lehigh?
  • ✔ What contributions will you make during your time at Lehigh?
• In our ever-changing society, people have defined "equity" and "community" in many different ways. (1000 char.)
  • ✔ How do you define these terms and what are the implications of equity and community for our 21st century society?

Carnegie Mellon (about 750 words):

• Reading List
  • ✔ List four books you have read this year
• One-page, single-spaced essay:
  • ✔ Why have you chosen Carnegie Mellon and your particular major(s), department(s) or program(s)?

University of Rochester (125 words each):

• What makes the University of Rochester a good fit for you?
  • ✔ In answering, identify your sources of information, including any conversations you’ve had with Rochester faculty, staff, students, or alumni.
• What will you contribute to Rochester?
  • ✔ Rochester students represent many different points of view. Each student constructs an independent study and research plan. Describe what you will contribute to Rochester’s diversity of ideas, experiences, and identities. If you can, incorporate a positive past experience where you chose your own learning path, or a negative experience where you wanted to exercise more independence.

Bates (2-3 paragraphs):

• ✔ How will you, with your life experiences, contribute to the vitality of Bates?
• LOL

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Cornell (500 words):

• 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.

Duke (1-3 paragraphs):

• Why you want to study engineering and why you would like to study at Duke?

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Tufts:

• Why Tufts? (50 words)
  • ✔ Which aspects of Tufts’ curriculum or undergraduate experience prompt your application?
• Describe the environment in which you were raised and how it influenced the person you are today. (200 words)
  • ✔ There is a Quaker saying: "Let your life speak." Describe the environment in which you were raised--your family, home, neighborhood, or community--and how it influenced the person you are today.
• What voice will you add to the Class of 2014? (200 words)
  • ✔ Self-identity and personal expression take many forms. Use the richness of your life to give us insight
• Ha.ha. haa...not so funny this time....

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Bucknell:

• ✔ Short Responses (optional according to CommonApp, but doesn't specifically say so on supplement):
  • ✔ Please explain why you are interested in this major/undecided status (Characters available- 800)
  • Bucknell is a multifaceted university with broad opportunities for you to explore your interests and discover new ones. Many of our students choose double majors or minors or combine academic interests in unique ways. If you’d like, choose one to three majors from the major of choice list above and let us know what other subjects, besides your first-choice major, you might pursue while at Bucknell. (Characters available- 350)
• ✔ Supplemental Essays (three)
  • The following questions are your opportunity to demonstrate, within the context of the Common Application, what makes you uncommon and uniquely you. In your responses, be bold and have some fun – really! Tell us about your talents and interests so that we can know the “you” behind the transcripts.
    • ✔ What are the three most important things Bucknell's faculty and students should know about you? (three separate responses, up to 200 words each)
• Optional Essay
  • At Bucknell, we encourage and support students to take creative and thoughtful risks to realize their own potential through risk, they also better understand how valuable risk can be in understanding – and making a difference in – this interconnected world.
    • We’re interested in the kind of positive risk-taking energy you would bring to our University. Please describe a time when you found the courage to step outside of your comfort zone to do something unexpected and completely unlike you. Why did you take this risk? What have you learned from the experience? (up to 500 words)