Yale's Essay Questions

1.
Describe an interest or activity that has been particularly meaningful to you.
(We ask that you limit your response to the space below, or to about 500 words of text, single-spaced. Staple the loose sheet over this space and write your name and date of birth or your social security number at the top.)

2.
There are limitations to what grades, scores, and recommendations can tell us about any applicant. We ask you to write a personal essay that will help us to know you better. In the past, candidates have written about their families, intellectual and extracurricular interests, ethnicity or culture, school and community events to which they have had strong reactions, people who have influenced them, significant experiences, personal aspirations, or topics that spring entirely from their imaginations. You should feel confident that in writing about what matters to you, you are bound to convey a strong sense of who you are. (As with the first essay, observe the 500-word limit.)