Below is a list of general topics worth considering.
- What are your favorite activities and hobbies? Why?
- What are your talents/skills? How did you develop them? Who helped you?
- Who have been the most influential people in your life?
- What was your most memorable experience? Best? Worst?
- How have you changed in the past four years?
- What makes you special/unique?
- What is something about you that others do not know and would not expect?
- What have you done during the past four summers?
- What academic/intellectual interests drive you?
- What is a strong belief/philosophy you embrace?
- What is something challenging you've done?
- What is the most pressing issue our society faces and what can you do about it?
- When and how have you shown leadership?
- What are you passionate about?
- What accomplishment are you most proud of?
- What makes you you?
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