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— EST. 1890 —
16,227 Students
5801 S Ellis Ave, Chicago, IL 60637
X is the Missing Variable: College Admission Essay Sample
Throughout life, we are constantly learning and applying our knowledge to our world. In second grade, we matured from sneakers with Velcro to laces and learned the lifelong skill of tying our shoes. In seventh grade, we devoutly began pursuing our own interests, practicing sports,…
Why UChicago: College Admission Essay Sample
In an odd twist of fate, the health preoccupations of my elementary school years – oddball hypochondriac tendencies included – proved to be the unlikely catalyst to my deep interest in microbiology and contagious disease. Perhaps it was simply a case of morbid curiosity; nevertheless,…
Why Chicago Is the Place for Me: College Admission Essay Sample
By all accounts, the University of Chicago is a unique place. My late grandfather, a Bachelors and Masters degree recipient from the University used to say, “for the right student, Chicago is the only place, but it can destroy the wrong student.” When I originally…
The World’s A Stage: College Admission Essay Sample
I feel myself jump as the ground shakes, and Horace Vandergelder storms out. My heart beats, and all I can think is to wait for it, wait for it—dialogue, more dialogue, finally singing… “And now that we’re dancing who cares if we ever stop!” That’s…
The Portal: College Admission Essay Sample
I am standing there on the threshold. The air is different. It’s lighter with a touch of lavender. The Ivory marble is glistening. It feels cool. It soothes me. In front of me, I see the beckoning white chair. I proceed. The cool dark mat…
The Mind That Sometimes Sticks: College Admission Essay Sample
I drum my fingers on the desk, tapping out a horribly rushed “Washington Post March.” When I’m anxious, I tap. A chorus of “nous-nous-nous-nous-nous” accompanies the neurotic drumming; what else can I do but idiotically repeat that one syllable over and over and over, until…
The Mystery of Loneliness: College Admission Essay Sample
Even though I ostensibly lack talent in the fields of drawing or painting, my appreciation and enthusiasm for art is unquestioned. Starting from a young age, I insisted on going to the Art Institute every time my family took a trip to downtown Chicago. Wandering…
The Last Lion and Me: College Admission Essay Sample
Is it possible for a person to be the mentor of another, even if the latter were born twenty one years after the former’s death? The conventional answer to this question would be no, but then, I have always favored the unconventional. For indeed, if…
The Core of UChicago: College Admission Essay Sample
As a devout Catholic, I have passionately embraced my spirituality by reading and adhering to the moralities outlined in Theology and Philosophy which I hold so close to my identity. Taking thirty minutes out of my daily routine, I always find myself starting the day…
Smelly Onions: College Admission Essay Sample
The city of Chicago derives its moniker from the Algonquin word for “smelly onion”. Accordingly, the University of Chicago translates to the “University of Smelly Onion”. Although a somewhat unbecoming name for one of the world’s premier universities, no other educational institute could wear it…
— EST. 1890 —
16,227 Students
5801 S Ellis Ave, Chicago, IL 60637
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