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Why Emory (Supplement): College Admission Essay Sample
It was my second trip to Emory. Sitting in a lecture room in White Hall, I only experienced a single doubt: hesitation about voicing a few of my opinions and, perhaps, interrupting Professor Robins’ Metaphysics class. Speaking, eating, and being with undergrads in all majors,…
Wandering Suburbanite: College Admission Essay Sample
I used to run rampant in bicycle gangs of five or six, tearing up the streets lined with quaint suburban duplexes. I can still feel the chilly air tainted with the smell of pine trees flowing through my untamable hair. Our fleets of first-graders terrorized…
The Game of Probability: College Admission Essay Sample
“Quick, help us out! Have you done the first bonus question yet?” There are five minutes left in the GAME Candy Bar Contest. I turn the problem sheet over; the question is on…probability. I groan. Probability has always been my white rabbit; I take a…
The Eagle’s Nest: College Admission Essay Sample
The notion that Emory stands alone, discrete and disconnected from Atlanta, is a remarkably simple misconception. A swift breath of the crisp, unadulterated Georgian air clouds any association of the institution with a Metropolitan hub. But a midnight walk through Emory Point–with the Center of…
The bond of siblings: College Admission Essay Sample
Born six years apart, my brother and I had never had a meaningful conversation: I was too young to be respected like a parent, but too old to be considered a “friend” whom he can trust. It’s only when we discovered our mutual fondness of…
The Anthropology of America: College Admission Essay Sample
Why does the Northeast have a reputation for an uptight, academic attitude, and why is the Midwest considered one of the most relaxed places in the US? What are the origins of so-called “Southern Hospitality,” and is this concept even close to the truth? At…
Sustainability: College Admission Essay Sample
How can we build a more environmentally sustainable society? Such a broad, open ended question may seem unreasonable for a sixteen year old girl to pursue, but at a place like Emory University, courageous inquiry is literally in the water. When I say ‘literally in…
Stalemate: College Admission Essay Sample
“Click.” The sharp, decisive sound of the chess clock suddenly snapped me out of my concentration. My opponent had made his move. Deadlock — At that moment, it wasn’t just about victory; my faith and integrity were challenged. Winning meant betraying my honesty, losing meant…
Sound of…Music: College Admission Essay Sample
I wake up an hour before the stampede towards the shower begins in my summer camp residence hall. Quietly, I close my dorm door so as to not startle my week-long roommate awake–I had to be alone. My clothes and towel hang on the stall…
New Skills: College Admission Essay Sample
Playing the guitar is nothing new to me. For the past decade of my life, my fingers have danced along the sturdy neck of my six-string. However, each time I pick up my hollow acoustic, my fingers caper to the rhythm of a new song….
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14,263 Students
201 Dowman Dr, Atlanta, GA 30322
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