commonapp essay

purdue
1. How will opportunities at Purdue support your interests, both in and out of the
classroom? (100 words)
2. Briefly discuss your reasons for pursuing the major you have selected. (100 words)
3. Please briefly elaborate on one of your extracurricular activities or work experiences.
(250 words)
4. Explain your vision, ideas, or goals for how you hope to shape your honors experience
while at Purdue. Please put this in the context of the four pillars which are the foundation
of the Honors College. (500 words)
5. Please describe the interdisciplinary nature of your chosen field of study and how it
complements or supports other fields. (Examples: You might describe how your work in
a liberal arts career may impact or inform the work of an engineer.) (500 words)

UIUC
1. If you’re applying to a major: Explain, in detail, an experience you’ve had in the past 3 to
4 years related to your first-choice major. This can be an experience from an
extracurricular activity, in a class you’ve taken, or through something else. (150 words)
2. If you’re applying to a major: Describe your personal and/or career goals after graduating
from UIUC and how your selected first-choice major will help you achieve them. (150
words)

NC-STATE
1. Prompt 1: Discuss your reasons for pursuing the Major/Academic Programs selected
above? (250 words)
2. NC State University is committed to building a just and inclusive community, one that
does not tolerate unjust or inhumane treatment, and that denounces it, clearly and
loudly. Please describe what those words mean to you and how you will contribute to a
more diverse and inclusive NC State environment. (250 words)
3. One of the key components of the University Honors Program is a set of special courses
called HON seminars. You can learn more about them here. These discussion-based
seminars are designed to expose students to the ways multiple disciplines approach and
solve problems. Discuss why you think courses like these are an important part of an
undergraduate experience and how they would enhance your development and
challenge your intellectual curiosity. (500 words)

U-MICH
1. Describe the unique qualities that attract you to the specific undergraduate College or
School (including preferred admission and dual degree programs) to which you are
applying at the University of Michigan. How would that curriculum support your interests?
(100-550 words)
2. Everyone belongs to many different communities and/or groups defined by (among other
things) shared geography, religion, ethnicity, income, cuisine, interest, race, ideology, or
intellectual heritage. Choose one of the communities to which you belong, and describe
that community and your place within it. (100-300 words)
PENN-STATE
1. Please tell us something about yourself, your experiences, or activities that you believe
would reflect positively on your ability to succeed at Penn State. This is your opportunity
to tell us something about yourself that is not already reflected in your application or
academic records. (500 words)
2.