mchehn
Dec 19, 2011
Undergraduate / Yale Supplement Answers--clever or whatever? [8]
I'm at a loss of how to write for Yale's supplement...I'd really appreciate some help!
What in particular about Yale has influenced your decision to apply? Please limit your response to the space provided. (500 char)
On a campus tour of Yale, the guide introduced us to Yale's student life. This instantly caught my attention, since not only is my high school seriously lacking in the school spirit department, I also had never heard of such a housing system at any other college (though the guide compared it to the Hogwarts' Houses). Besides this, I am encouraged by the academic attitude at Yale. "Shopping" for classes will remind me to be open and curious about other pursuits besides my current major interest.
These are 25-word responses:
1. What would you do with a free afternoon tomorrow?
I would like to spend time with friends, but seeing as I lack very many good ones, I'd be more likely to create. Just create. (well, I'm not so sure about stating that I don't have many good friends, but....yeah does this answer make sense?)
2. Recall a compliment you received that you especially value. What was it? From whom did it come?
My friend often tells me I look like a lion. (does this work? Am I supposed to explain why I especially value it?)
3. If you could witness one moment in history, what would it be and why?
I choose the Wright Brother's first flight. The wonder at the 200-foot flight at the time shows how much people take for granted today.
4. What do you wish you were better at being or doing?
I wish I was better at being less spontaneous. One example is speaking before thinking, which often has repercussions. (Is this too negative?)
5. If you were choosing students to form a Yale class, what question would you ask here that we have not?
Write a haiku about Yale.
I'm at a loss of how to write for Yale's supplement...I'd really appreciate some help!
What in particular about Yale has influenced your decision to apply? Please limit your response to the space provided. (500 char)
On a campus tour of Yale, the guide introduced us to Yale's student life. This instantly caught my attention, since not only is my high school seriously lacking in the school spirit department, I also had never heard of such a housing system at any other college (though the guide compared it to the Hogwarts' Houses). Besides this, I am encouraged by the academic attitude at Yale. "Shopping" for classes will remind me to be open and curious about other pursuits besides my current major interest.
These are 25-word responses:
1. What would you do with a free afternoon tomorrow?
I would like to spend time with friends, but seeing as I lack very many good ones, I'd be more likely to create. Just create. (well, I'm not so sure about stating that I don't have many good friends, but....yeah does this answer make sense?)
2. Recall a compliment you received that you especially value. What was it? From whom did it come?
My friend often tells me I look like a lion. (does this work? Am I supposed to explain why I especially value it?)
3. If you could witness one moment in history, what would it be and why?
I choose the Wright Brother's first flight. The wonder at the 200-foot flight at the time shows how much people take for granted today.
4. What do you wish you were better at being or doing?
I wish I was better at being less spontaneous. One example is speaking before thinking, which often has repercussions. (Is this too negative?)
5. If you were choosing students to form a Yale class, what question would you ask here that we have not?
Write a haiku about Yale.