Emory: What is your favorite ride at the amusement park? How does this reflect your approach to life? (no more than 250 words) 249-word version: Emory Rather like a cliché though it may sound, I find not the generic roller coaster but the shuttle roller coaster, which does not make a comp..

Emory: What is your favorite ride at the amusement park? How does this reflect your approach to life? (250 words) 247-word version: Emory After the long wait in line, the heavy safety bars cower us and console those trembling in fear. As the coaster climbs the summit of its tracks, so does the t..

What specific plan do you have, if any, for using the education you hope to receive? (500 characters) Version 1 (488 characters): With the education that I am anxious to receive at Harvard, I will enrich not only my life but also the lives of those around me... Version 2 (497 characters): If I..

Johns Hopkins: Communities define our lives. Those you are born into, those you make yourselves, and those you fall into by accident -- communities of all types influence us and help shape us. Describe a defining community in your life and what it means to you. 244-word version: Johns Hopkins..

Carnegie Mellon: Besides art, what else are you interested in? (1000 characters) 926-character version: Carnegie Mellon – College of Fine Arts I love learning foreign languages as much as I am passionate about art because they would enable me to learn about the masters of art in their own l..

What is the most significant challenge that society faces today? (300 characters) 299-character version: As economy lags, lower income families depend more and more on fast foods... How did you spend your last two summers? (300 characters) 294-character version: As a volunteer for a UN project..