New York University Admission Essays

A wave of feelings crashed through my mind as my eyes confronted the horror. Living, breathing animals were reduced to commodities before my eyes as workers shoved turkeys into crates and slammed piglets headfirst onto concrete floors. I could not look away. I will never…

Comfort is different to everyone: we may find comfort and serenity in nature, at the beach when seafoam waves gently caress our skin, or we may be comforted by the smaller, even insignificant things in life, like a smile from a stranger or listening to…

Fifteen minutes before the deadline, I hit “submit.” Only forty-eight hours earlier, my game wasn’t even a concept. The entire process was rushed, with compromises at every step to meet the impending deadline. I wasn’t satisfied with the end result. The graphics were rushed, with…

New York City is known as the city that never sleeps, and for me, it is the city that never stops inspiring. That’s why I am excited to apply to New York University, where I can pursue my passion for theater and drama. NYU’s reputation…

The entire external world is a blur. There is nothing but the sound of lead scratching paper that may occasionally break the soothing sound of silence. Everything has lost its relevance – everything except the mess in front of me. As my eye traces the…

It wasn’t my first audition, yet as I looked into the intimidating mirror, I needed to reassure myself: “You are Beyonce.” I gasped for oxygen as I entered the dimly lit room, attempting to calm the fire in my stomach, but listening to other contestants…

As a prospective student at New York University, my passion for photography has led me to explore the different Art departments available at this prestigious university. Photography has always been a means for me to communicate and express my ideas, as well as an opportunity…

As a result of my father’s business, my family moved to France in May of 1995. From France, we moved to Singapore, back to France, to Spain in 2001, and finally to our current location on a farm in rural Upstate New York in late…

For the first time, I was an outcast. The minority. The one who didn’t fit in. I was a speck of white in a sea of black, and everyone around me made sure that I realized that. I was in an unfamiliar country, across the…

As an outspoken Asian girl with an unusually large number of freckles and the tone of a strong alto, I am generally very noticeable. I had always felt very comfortable with the people around me considering that I had been with the same group of…