Category: University of Chicago

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…
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…
The University of Chicago Application Essays: Prompt 2, Part 2

July 10, 2014

I gave background to U Chicago’s Application Essay Prompt 2 in my last post; in this post, I will provide some more specific suggestions and sources for essay inspiration. Before I do, here is the prompt, again: Essay Option 2. In French, there is no difference between “conscience” and “consciousness”. In Japanese, there is a…
Back To The University Of Chicago Application Essays: What They Aren’t Telling Us About History (And What We Aren’t Noticing)

November 19, 2013

This post is on last year’s University of Chicago prompts. If you want to write an essay about history for a college app that would allow a response on this basic topic, go ahead and read the post below. If not, this post is totally history . . . but for this year’s University of…
The University Of Chicago Essay Prompt On The Mantis Shrimp: Seeing Is Believing

August 6, 2013

This post will focus on another Chicago prompt with both humorous and philosophical potential, yes that one on the mantis shrimp. To refresh your memory, here it is: ESSAY OPTION 4. The mantis shrimp can perceive both polarized light and multispectral images; they have the most complex eyes in the animal kingdom. Human eyes have…

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Category: 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

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

The University of Chicago Application Essays: Prompt 2, Part 2

Back To The University Of Chicago Application Essays: What They Aren’t Telling Us About History (And What We Aren’t Noticing)

The University Of Chicago Essay Prompt On The Mantis Shrimp: Seeing Is Believing