Public University Application Information Including Essays

State College Deadlines Testing App Fees Recs. Essays Interviews

Alabama

University of Scholarship SAT or $40 None None None Depends on
Alabama Consideration: ACT program
December 1 w/writing Fee
Own Waivers
Application Regular
One Campus Decision:
February 1 Honors Link Not Working
Tuscaloosa
Transfer
Fall: June 1
Spring-Dec. 14
Summer: May 16
for first half-
session and June
16 for second
half-session
Auburn Opens August 1 SAT or $50 None None None
University ACT
Three rounds w/writing
Public First Round- Honors College. Students invited to
University Early Action: apply.
November 1
Auburn, AL
Second round- Just list activities
Own December 1
Application
Third and final
round-February 1

Alaska

University of Fall: Rolling, SAT or $50 per None None None
Alaska July 1 ACT w/o campus
(Anchorage) writing
Three campuses June 15
Anchorage (Fairbanks)
Fairbanks September 9
Southeast (Southeast)

Own
Application: Spring:
Same System November 1
each campus (Anchorage and
Fairbanks)
January 17
(Southeast)

Summer: May 1
(Anchorage and
Fairbanks)
May 25
(Southeast)

Transfers:
Same as above

Arizona

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Arizona State Rolling SAT or $65 out of None None None No
University ACT w/o state
campuses writing $50 in
Merit-based
state
scholarship
Own Minimum
consideration:
Application scores Only
System required Citizens
February 1 for those and
with GPA permanent
Regular lower than residents
Decision: 3.0. can apply
May 1
Fee
waivers
available.
University of Rolling SAT or $65 out of None Upload No No
Arizona ACT w/ state
Spring : writing $50 in Personal Statement – For All
Own November 1 state Freshman Applicants
Application A Personal Statement is our best
System Summer: Only means of getting to know you and
May 1 Citizens your best means of putting your
and academic performance and activities
Fall: permanent in the context of your life. There are
May 1 residents no ―wrong‖ answers. When you write
can apply your statement, tell us about those
Transfer: aspects of your life that are not
Fee evident from your academic record.
Spring: waivers Because personal statements are brief,
November 1 available. they usually focus on one aspect of a
student‘s life. For example, you could
Summer: focus on a character-defining moment,
May 1 a cultural awareness, a challenge
faced, family background or cultural
Fall: heritage, individual talents, academic
June 1 commitment, or extracurricular
activities. Tell us what you would like
us to know about you in considering
you for admission and/or scholarships.

Please use the space below to provide
your personal statement. If you are
attaching additional pages, be sure to
put your name and date of birth on the
top of the page. Please _limit your
answer to fewer than 500 words. If
you choose not to provide a personal
statement, please be advised that we
will be lacking important information
about you.

Honors College:
If you complete this essay, you need
not complete the personal statement
above

Most people would agree that all
human beings are entitled to certain
basic rights and freedoms, although
there is not universal agreement about
which rights are human rights. Some
that might be included are the right to
education, freedom from torture,
equality under the law, and the right to
food. What do you think are basic
human rights and, of these, which is
most significant to you? Please tell us
how you hope your UA Honors
education will contribute to your
knowledge of and engagement with



this human right. Please limit your
response to 500 words.

Arkansas

University of Rolling SAT or $40 None No essays required. None Specific
Arkansas Priority ACT w/o Programs
Deadlines for writing Scholarship Application:
Flagship housing, http://scholarships.uark.edu/index.php
campus is in scholarships, and /nfguide
Fayettesville orientation:
November 15
Own application
Final application
date: 08/15

Spring: 1/1

California

California State Regular decision SAT / $60 per No for None. No No
Universities for freshmen and ACT campus regular
transfers: w/writing
Short responses for EOP
Own application November 30 Fee Yes two for
waivers EOP
Same Application for four
application for systems opens campuses
each of 23 CSU October 1
campuses.
Can submit
Only San Luis applications
Obispo has starting: October
extra 1
requirements
Some potential
winter and spring
admissions
University of Regular decision SAT/ $60 per None Respond to both prompts, using a Does Yes for
California for freshmen and Act campus maximum of 1,000 words total. not many
transfers: w/writing interv campuses
November 30 Four iew
You may allocate the word count as
Own application This is waivers
you wish. If you choose to respond to
Application last year possible
one prompt at greater length, we
Same system opens for
suggest your shorter answer be no less
application for November 1 required 2
than 250 words.
each of the nine SAT
campuses. Can submit Subject
application Tests for Stay within the word limit as closely
starting: all as you can. A little over — 1,012
November 30 freshmen words, for example — is fine.
applicants
Prompt #1 (freshman applicants)

Describe the world you come from —
for example, your family, community
or school — and tell us how your
world has shaped your dreams and
aspirations.

Prompt #1 (transfer applicants)

What is your intended major? Discuss



how your interest in the subject
developed and describe any
experience you have had in the field
— such as volunteer work, internships
and employment, participation in
student organizations and activities —
and what you have gained from your
involvement.

Prompt #2 (all applicants)

Tell us about a personal quality,
talent, accomplishment, contribution
or experience that is important to you.
What about this quality or
accomplishment makes you proud and
how does it relate to the person you
are?

Colorado

University of Early SAT or $50 Optional: Mandatory Essays: Paste into boxes None Program
Colorado- Notification ACT w or One to two Specific
Boulder (non-binding): without Fee letters of
Essay A (required; maximum 500
December 1 Writing waivers recommenda
words): The University of Colorado
Own application available. tion
Boulder's Flagship 2030 strategic plan
Regular:
promotes exceptional teaching,
Two other January 15 Per
research, scholarship, creative works,
campuses- campus
and service distinguishing us as a
Denver and Transfer:
premier university. We strive to foster
Colorado
a diverse and inclusive community for
Springs— Spring:
all that engages each member in
Different October 1
opportunities for academic excellence,
applications-no
leadership, and a deeper
essays Fall:
understanding of the world in which
April 1
we live. Given the statement above,
how do you think you could enrich
our diverse and inclusive community
and what are your hopes for your
college experience?

Essay B (required; choose topic 1, 2,
or 3, maximum 250 words):

Who are the influential people in your
life? How have they contributed to
your development as a person?

Briefly discuss how your family,
school, neighborhood, and
background have impacted your
educational goals and aspirations.

Discuss any events or special
circumstances that have affected your
academic record, as well as any
adversities you have overcome.

Colorado State Priority Fall: SAT or $50 One One mandatory Essay. The common
University February 1 ACT mandatory application prompt is accepted.
Fee teacher or
Fort Collins- Spring: waivers counselor



Flagship November 1 available letter for Suggested topics (address one of the
Campus admissions following, or choose your own):
and • Describe an opportunity you have
scholarships. had to learn from or to teach
An someone different from yourself.
additional What did you learn from this
letter is experience? How will the
optional. experience help you to be
successful in your college career
and beyond?
• Describe an experience or event that
has allowed you to demonstrate
leadership and/or that illustrates
your service to others (family,
school, community).What was
most meaningful to you about
your experience? How will this
experience benefit you at
Colorado State University, and
how might your experience enrich
our campus community?
• Colorado State University is
committed to global citizenship
and environmental stewardship.
Describe an experience or event
where you exemplified either or
both of these qualities or that
allowed you to take a relevant
leadership role. What effect(s) did
the experience have on you?
• Describe an obstacle or challenge
facing you, your family, your
school or your community. What
have you done (or what do you
plan to do) to address this
challenge? How does Colorado
State University fit into your
plan?

 Identify a book, song, or movie
that changed your life; what was
the nature of the impact it has had
on you and how does it inform
who you are today? How might it
shape who you will be at Colorado
State University? The personal
statement is an important part of
admission and scholarship
decisions. A well-written,
thoughtful statement helps us gain
insight into how you can benefit
from, and contribute to, our
community.

The recommended length of the
personal statement is 400-500 words
(several paragraphs); it should be no
fewer than 250 words.

 Preferred topics are
listed in the printed
application instructions
and within the online
application.
 Although the topics are
slightly different, the
Common Application
essay satisfies the CSU



personal statement
requirement

Connecticut

University of Early Action: SAT or $70 No No supplemental essays Infor No
Connecticut November 1 ACT Academic mativ
w/Writing Evaluations Common Application essays e
Fall Regular required interv
Decision: One Long iews
Common February 1 250 words –actual limit as you upload are
it.
Application option
 Evaluate a significant
Spring Regular experience, achievement, al and
Www.commona Decision: risk you have taken, or availa
pp.org October 1 ethical dilemma you have ble on
faced and its impact on camp
Transfer Fall you. us
Regular  Discuss some issue of
personal, local, national, or
Decision: April 1
international concern and
its importance to you.
Spring Regular  Indicate a person who has
Decision: had a significant influence
October 1 on you, and describe that
influence.
 Describe a character in
fiction, a historical figure,
or a creative work (as in
art, music, science, etc.)
that has had an influence
on you, and explain that
influence.
 A range of academic
interests, personal
perspectives, and life
experiences adds much to
the educational mix. Given
your personal background,
describe an experience that
illustrates what you would
bring to the diversity in a
college community, or an
encounter that
demonstrated the
importance of diversity to
you.
 Topic of your choice.
One Short
150 words-1000 character maximum.
Please briefly elaborate on one of
your extracurricular activities or work
experiences in the
space below or on an attached sheet
(150 words or fewer). 1000 character
max.
12 Activities/5 Academic Honors
Fill in grids

Delaware



University of Fall First-Year SAT or $75 1 Academic No supplemental essays Infor No
Delaware Regular ACT Teacher mativ
Decision: w/writing Evaluation e
Newark, DE December 1 interv
iews
Common option
Application Spring First- al and
Year Regular availa
www.commona Decision: ble
pp.org November 1 both
on
Transfer and
off
Fall: May 1 camp
us
Spring:
November 1

Florida
University of Final deadline: SAT or $30 None Your essay is a very important part of None For specific
Florida November 1 ACT your application. What you provide programs
w/Writing Fee helps the university know you as an
Flagship Transfers: waivers individual, independent of grades, test
campus is in See program available scores and other objective data.
Gainesville. specific
deadlines
Please submit one essay. Remember
Own application http://www.admi
to keep within the 500-word
ssions.ufl.edu/ug
maximum length. 3885 character
rad/trappdates.ht
limit, which is approx. 450 words with
ml
room for spacing between paragraphs
60 units must be
completed Essay Topic

In the space provided, please write a
concise narrative in which you
describe a meaningful event,
experience or accomplishment in your
life and how it will affect your college
experience or your contribution to the
UF campus community. You may
want to reflect on your ideas about
student responsibility, academic
integrity, campus citizenship or a call
to service.

Detailed Resume

Resume section allows for limited 950
character descriptions of key
activities, community service, family
responsibilities, work, and more.

Georgia
University of Spring: SAT or $60 1 Academic Four short 200 word essays. Paste in.
Georgia September 1 ACT w/ Teacher
writing Evaluation/C Essay A: Choose an intellectual
Own Early Action: ounselor or creative opportunity from
Application October 15 Form your high school years that you
have enjoyed and highlight how
Certain you have grown personally
Scholarship because of the experience.
application
deadlines:
November 15 Essay B: "Each friend



represents a world in us, a world
Priority Deadline possibly not born until they
for Regular arrive, and it is only by this
Decision merit meeting that a new world is
scholarship and born." Anais Nin
Honors Program
scholarships:
December 15 From freshman year to now, we
know that you have interacted
Regular with a number of people in your
Decision: high school who are different
January 15 from you and have affected who
you are now. Tell us about one
such relationship, with a focus
on the details of your interaction,
not the person.

Essay C: Tell us an interesting
or amusing story about yourself
that you have not already shared
in your application.

Essay D: "Music expresses that
which cannot be put into words
and cannot remain silent."
Victor Hugo If someone
were to look at your music
collection right now, they would
probably know a great deal
about who you are. Individuals
are drawn to music, and each
song conveys something about
that person. Select a musical
piece to be your theme song.

Also

Explain your choice of major. 300
characters

No resume.

Activities. Sports. Honors. Summers.
Please elaborate on your contribution
(offices held, honors received).
(maximum of 300 characters) for each
activity.
Hawaii
University of Different SAT or Must Pay None None None None
Hawaii deadlines for ACT per
each college. Campus
One application ACT
for all UH-Hilo w/Writing Applicaion
campuses- Fall-March 1- only for fee, is
including the 3 July 1 UH required
University of Spring- Ma¯noa by each
Hawaii December 1 campus to
campuses and which you
all community UH- Ma¯noa apply,
colleges. Fall each time
Priority-January you apply.
5 A money
Final-May 1 order or
Spring- check
September 1 payable to



Final-Oct. 1 "Universit
y of
UH-West O‘ahu Hawai‗i"
Fall-Priority- must
March 1 accompan
Final-August 1 y the
Spring-October System
1, Final-Dec. 1 Applicatio
n Form.
Communi
ty College
applicants
: $25 for
nonreside
nt
applicants
(except
for
members
of the
U.S.
Armed
Forces or
the
dependent
s of such
members,
stationed
in
Hawai‗i,
on active
military
duty).
• UH Hilo
applicants
: $50 for
all
applicants
.
• UH
Ma¯noa
applicants
: $70 for
all
applicants
.
• UH
West
O‗ahu
applicants
: $50 for
all
applicants
.
Idaho
University of Rolling SAT or $50 None None required None Program
IdahoW ACT w/o Specific
Writing Fee
Flagship waivers
Campus: possible.
Moscow, ID
Illinois
University of Rolling SAT or $50 None and Two essays None Yes for
Illinois-Urbana- Priority Filing: ACT will not be Paste no limits specific
Champaign September 1- w/writing Fee read if programs
November 1 waivers submitted
Essay 1: In an essay of 300 words or
Flagship possible



Campus is Regular less, please discuss your academic
Urbana- Deadline- interests and/or professional goals.
Champaign January 2
Essay 2: In an essay of 300 words or
Satellite campus Transfers
less, choose one extracurricular
in Chicago Spring :
activity, work experience, or
September 1 –
community service project from the
October 15
list you provided on the application
and explain why you initially chose it,
Fall: September
why you continued with it, and how
1– March 1,
you benefited from it.

Indiana
Indiana Priority date SAT or $55 1 Optional Optional Essay No Yes for all
University- deadline for ACT w/o Academic Optional Resume artistic BFA
Bloomington Automatic Writing Teacher programs
Academic Evaluation
Scholarship
Own application consideration:
November 1

Regular
Decision: April 1
Some case by
case decision
post this date

Transfer:
Fall semester:
April 1

Spring semester:
November 1

Summer session
I: April 1

Summer session
II: April 1
Purdue Freshman SAT or $50 None Paste in box. No limits None For some
University Deadlines ACT programs
w/Writing Essay--Statement of 250-1,000 words.
Indiana Public This essay and all information
Priority
University provided as part of the admission
deadline:
application process will be used for
Six campus freshman scholarship consideration.
public system in November 15
Indiana
Choose only ONE of the following
Environmental topics:
Own application
Health Sciences,
Medical
1. What are the qualities of a
Technology,
good leader? Use examples
Occupational
from your personal
Health Sciences,
experiences to illustrate
Preprofessional
your particular leadership
Health Sciences,
style.
and Radiological
2. Describe how your Purdue
Health Sciences
education would support
the attainment of your
Firm deadline: personal and/or
professional goals.
3. If you had a second chance
November 15
-- the opportunity to do
something over and do it
differently -- what would



Nursing, you choose to do over and
Pharmaceutical what changes would you
Sciences, make?
Prepharmacy,
and Veterinary
Technology

Firm deadline:
November 1

Purdue
scholarship
consideration

March 1
priority*
deadline:

All academic
programs other
than those noted
in November 15
deadlines
(applying
August-October
is strongly
recommended)
Transfer
Applicants
(Including
Purdue Regional
Campus
Transfers)

Transfer
Deadlines

Summer
enrollment: April
1

Fall enrollment:
July 1

Spring
enrollment:
November 1

Transfer
deadlines are
firm* for all
Engineering
majors and
priority* for all
other programs.
Iowa
University of Rolling: SAT or $40 None None None Program
Iowa Fall or Summer ACT specific
Semester: April 1 (recomme
Own nded
Application 5 week w/Writing
turnaround )
One Campus
Spring Semester:
November 15



Transfer:
Specific
deadlines depend
on department or
program:
http://www.uiow
a.edu/admissions
/undergrad/apply
/xfer-aps.html
Kansas
The University Spring: ACT or $30 None No essays required. None Program
of KansasW December 1 SAT Specific
Fee Scholarship essay
Flagship Fall: waivers
Campus- Early scholarship granted.
Lawrence notification:
November 1
Another smaller
campus in Scholarship s:
Kansas City. December 1

Own application Regular:
This is April 1
Lawrence
application. Transfers:
Spring:
December 1

Fall:
Scholarships:
March 1

Regular
admissions:
May 1
Kentucky
University of Fall: ACT w/o Essay #1 150 words or less. Paste in.
Kentucky February 15 Writing How can you contribute to diversity?
or SAT
One campus- Spring: Essay #2 150 words or less. Paste in.
Lexington October 15 What obstacles or challenges have you
faced or overcome in your life.
Own application Summer 1:
February 15

Summer II:
February 15

Transfer:
Fall:
August 1

Spring:
December 1

Summer I (May):
April 15

Summer II
(June/July):
May 15
University of SAT or $40 None No essays required None Program
Louisville ACT w/o Specfic-
Writing Music
Louisville, KY

Own
Application



Western Freshmen: SAT or In state None None None Program
Kentucky ACT w/o $25 Specific
UniversityW Writing Out of
Fall: August 1
state
Public $45
University: Spring: January 1
Bowling Green,
KY
Summer: May 1
Own
Application
Transfers:

Fall: August 1

Spring: January 1

Summer: May 1

Louisiana
Louisiana State Priority Fall and SAT or $40 None None None Program
University Honor College: ACT Specific
November 15 Activities section
LSU which is ACT
located in Baton Fall/Summer w/writing
Rouge is the April 15 required
flagship of 8 Spring for
campus system December 1 Honors
considerat
Each has own Transfer ion
application Fall
April 15

Spring
December 1

Summer
April 15
Maine

University of Rolling: SAT $40 No No supplemental essays While No
Southern February 15 w/Writing Academic not
Maine or ACT Evaluations Common Application Essays requir
w/Writing required ed,
Part of ; tests Essays-Required for all colleges infor
University of sometime One Long mativ
Maine System s optional, 250 words –actual limit as you upload e
check site it. interv
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risk you have taken, or availa
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pp.org faced and its impact on camp
you. us
 Discuss some issue of
 Indicate a person who has
had a significant influence
on you, and describe that
influence.



influence.
interests, personal
encounter that
demonstrated the
you.
One Short
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max.
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University of Early Action: Standardi $40 1 Academic No supplemental essays Infor No
Maine at November 15 zed tests Teacher mativ
FarmingtonU always Evaluation Common Application essays e
Rolling: July 15 optional interv
Common One Long iews
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ethical dilemma you have not
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max.
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University of Rolling: July 15 SAT None 1 Academic No supplemental essays Not No
Maine at w/Writing Teacher availa
MachiasU or ACT Evaluation ble to
w/Writing prosp
Common Common Application essays ective
Application stude
One Long nts
www.commona 250 words –actual limit as you upload
pp.org it.
experience, achievement,
risk you have taken, or
ethical dilemma you have
faced and its impact on
you.
influence.
influence.
interests, personal
encounter that
demonstrated the
you.
One Short
experiences in the
max.



Fill in grids

Maryland
UMBC – Early Action: SAT $50 1 Academic No supplemental essays unless you Optio Program
University of 11/1/2010 w/Writing Teacher are applying to Honors College. nal Specific
MD, Baltimore Regular or ACT Evaluation infor
County Decision: w/Writing What things do you value, and what mativ
2/1/2011 experiences (intellectual, social e
familial, athletic, political) have led interv
you to value these things? Don't iews
Common simply list the things you have done -- availa
Application explain how they have contributed to ble on
making you the person you are. 1000 camp
characters us

www.commona Many of the problems of the 21st
pp.org century will require interdisciplinary
solutions. That is, to solve these
problems it will be necessary to
integrate knowledge and ways of
thinking from different fields, such as
from biology and public policy, or
automotive engineering and
ergonomics, literature and
neuroscience. The Honors College
tries to foster such interdisciplinary
thinking. Discuss a problem you have
studied or know about that needs an
interdisciplinary solution. 1000
characters

Common Application Essays

One Long
250 words –actual limit as you upload
it.
experience, achievement,
risk you have taken, or
ethical dilemma you have
faced and its impact on
you.
influence.
influence.
interests, personal



encounter that
demonstrated the
you.
One Short
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max.
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University of Fall Admission SAT or $55 Yes, two The college admission process is an Does No
Maryland- ACT teacher effort to uncover the aspects of your not
College Park w/Writing recommenda personality and experience that fit interv
Priority
tions…and well with the University of Maryland iew
Consideration
Flagship one community. When considering your
Deadlines:
Campus- counselor approach to the following essay
College Park online questions, think deeply about your
November 1: answers, making them creative and
Own application Accepts a succinct. We hope that you will use
full resume this opportunity as a time for self-
Notified late
reflection and intellectual meditation.
Other State January.
campuses have Please choose TWO of the following
their own essay questions to answer. Each essay
applications, Regular should be no more than 300 words.
such as Towson Application Date Include the questions you choose at
State and St. January 20 the start of each essay.
Mary‘s College
which are on 1. All first-year students at
Universal Rolling, notified the University of Maryland read
Application. by April 1. one book together as part of our
UMBC is on the First Year Book program. This
Common Transfers: year's book, Half the Sky: Turning
Application. June 1: Oppression into Opportunity for
Women Worldwide by Nicholas D.
Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn
Applicants who chronicles the courageous stories of
complete their women who, through education and
applications after microfinance strategies, were able
March 1, but to break free from oppressive
prior to or on situations. The authors show us
June 1st how "social entrepreneurs," both in
secondary the United States and around the
deadline will world, create constructive social
receive their change through their innovative
decisions in mid- approaches to empower the women
June. of the world. Choose one of the
Completed following options to write your
applications essay: 
received after
a. Do you think there are
June 1st will be
groups of people whose
reviewed on a
potential contributions
space-available
have not yet been fully
realized or appreciated?



basis. What is something you
have done, or would like to
do in the future, to support
one of these causes or
groups?   OR 

b. Select your own book for
the First Year Book
program and tell us why
you would want to share it
with your classmates in the
incoming class. Why does
this book have personal
meaning to you? 
2. "Seek the fashion which
truly fits and befits you.
You will always be in
fashion if you are true to
yourself, and only if you
are true to yourself. You
might, of course, rightly
wear that style which is
emblazoned on the fashion
magazines of the day, or
you might not." - Maya
Angelou. There are no
boundaries to personal
style, whether it is
expressed through the
clothes you wear, the
music you listen to, or the
books you read. What does
your style say about you? 
3. "The whole is more than
the sum of its parts." -
Aristotle  The intellectual,
social and cultural
differences embraced by
the University of Maryland
are integral to the fabric of
our community. The
strength of the University
is realized through the
contributions of every
member of our campus.
We understand each
individual is a result of
his/her personal
background and
experiences. Describe the
parts that add up to the
sum of you.  
4. According to Henry David
Thoreau, "One is not born
into the world to do
everything, but to do
something." What is your
something? 
5. Write your own question
and respond to it. Please be
sure to tell us why you
think this essay represents
you well. (Your question
will not be included in the
essay word count.)
In addition to answering TWO of the
questions above, please include any
additional information you would like
to provide if extenuating


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