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The University of Chicago Admissions Essay for 2019-2020: How to Write for Prompt Two.

June 18, 2019

Next up: the Off-the-Wall, otherwise known as Chicago’s Essay Number Two. Below you will find all of the prompts, which includes new prompts for this year and a selection of golden oldies from years past that you may also write about. See my links for commentary and analysis on multiple prompts.I will also choose a…
How to Write The University of Chicago Supplemental Essays for 2019-2020–Question One, and How to Write About It

June 18, 2019

Yes, it’s that time again, as the mundane meets the off-the-wall in the University of Chicago questions for 2019-2020. The mundane comes first: University of Chicago Question 1 for 2019-2020 (Required) How does the University of Chicago, as you know it now, satisfy your desire for a particular kind of learning, community, and future? Please address…
And They’re Off: College Essay Season Has Begun for 2020–A Look at Saving Work by Combining Essays, a Special Nod to Writing the U-Chicago Prompt 1 and the “Why Cornell” Essay, and Tips on Writing an Engineering Essay for the University of Southern California.

July 6, 2018

Who should read this post: anybody applying to multiple colleges in 2020; anybody applying to the University of Chicago; anybody applying to Cornell; anybody applying to U.S.C; and anybody interested specifically in U.S.C.’s Viterbi school of engineering. There will be some research involved. This is a good thing for these essays, and I will show…
They’re Baaack: The University of Chicago Application Essay Prompts–Old Prompts Renewed for 2020

June 26, 2017

Writing for U Chicago in 2020: This post was originally written for 2017-18, but basically, U Chicago’s essay prompts never die, and then don’t even fade away. They may go in the deep freeze for awhile, but Chicago likes to offer you the opportunity to write on prompts from earlier years. So due to that,…
The University of Chicago Supplements for 2016-2017: A Quick Sample on Vestigiality

October 21, 2016

Greetings U Chicago Want-To-Be’s. Welcome to a look at the University of Chicago application essays for 2016-2017. Our topic today: Essay Option 5. Vestigiality refers to genetically determined structures or attributes that have apparently lost most or all of their ancestral function, but have been retained during the process of evolution. In humans, for instance,…
University of Chicago Essay Prompts for 2015-2016: Crazy and Crazier

July 10, 2015

Or not. I like U Chi’s approach to essays and appreciate the challenge they throw down, and even if their prompts are sometimes pretentiously self aware of cleverness more than they are truly clever, they do open a window of fresh air into the stale halls of the college application essay. If you need some…

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Category: Applying to the University of Chicago

The University of Chicago Admissions Essay for 2019-2020: How to Write for Prompt Two.

How to Write The University of Chicago Supplemental Essays for 2019-2020–Question One, and How to Write About It

And They’re Off: College Essay Season Has Begun for 2020–A Look at Saving Work by Combining Essays, a Special Nod to Writing the U-Chicago Prompt 1 and the “Why Cornell” Essay, and Tips on Writing an Engineering Essay for the University of Southern California.

They’re Baaack: The University of Chicago Application Essay Prompts–Old Prompts Renewed for 2020

The University of Chicago Supplements for 2016-2017: A Quick Sample on Vestigiality

University of Chicago Essay Prompts for 2015-2016: Crazy and Crazier