Wednesday, May 18 (Day 2): Read the two admission essays below and comment on their strengths and weaknesses.
Debora Spar, President of Barnard College
Michael S. Roth, President of Wesleyan University
Thursday, May 19 (Day 1), and Friday, May 20 (Day 2): Bring at least one page of a draft of your college essay. The topics below are those found on the Common Application. Your essay must be 250-500 words in length. It's fine to exceed that length for now; you can always cut material later.
1. Evaluate a significant experience, achievement, risk you have taken, or ethical dilemma you have faced and its impact on you.
2. Discuss some issue of personal, local, national, or international concern and its importance to you.
3. Indicate a person who has had a significant influence on you, and describe that influence.
4. Describe a character in fiction, a historical figure, or a creative work (as in art, music, science, etc.) that has had an influence on you, and explain that influence.
5. A range of academic interests, personal perspectives, and life experiences adds much to the educational mix. Given your personal background, describe an experience that illustrates what you would bring to the diversity in a college community, or an encounter that demonstrated the importance of diversity to you.
6. Topic of your choice.
