What do successful students write about?
From flipping burgers to building an IKEA bookshelf—read how each student explored their personal voice in their essays! Here’s just a taste of the topics they covered:
Growing up a “Boat Baby”
This successful Yale applicant wrote about growing up on a river boat in London, where it was more “commonplace to know a pirate than a banker.”
Freedom and the Kiwi Dream
This New Zealand student, who was accepted to both Harvard and Yale, examined the meaning of the Kiwi Dream and the importance of inclusivity.
One Global Economy
This Cambridge University Economics admit, explored how her dream of pursuing economics was motivated by her research into the critical role of economic policy in global welfare.