A Few Thoughts on the Emory University Essay Prompts
Over time, I have had a number of students struggle with writing their responses to the Emory University supplemental essay prompts, and this year they seem to be equally, if not more perplexing. The difficulty of writing something really illuminating in 150 words or less makes it even more challenging, and having multiple prompts to choose from doesn’t seem to mitigate student’s stress very much.
Let’s look at the “reflections” questions first. Emory asks you to choose just one of these and reply in 150 words or fewer.
- Share about something you want to bring from your community to the Emory University community.
- Share about a time when you questioned something that you believed to be true.
- Emory University’s shield is a crossed torch and trumpet representing the light of learning and the proclamation of knowledge. It symbolizes our mission to impact the world through discovery. What truth or knowledge do you want to see shared?
- Which book, character, song, or piece of work (fiction or non-fiction) represents you, and why?
- If you could witness a historic event first-hand, what would it be, and why?
- If asked to write a 150-word tweet to tell the world who you are, what would you say?