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Yeshiva University’s 2023-24 Essay Prompts
Select-A-Prompt Short Response
Pick 4. Try to be as specific, creative, personal and original as possible.
Option 1
My approach to managing rejection is...
Option 2
I feel most responsible when...
Option 3
I discovered my own resilience when...
Option 4
The greatest chessed I ever did was...
Option 5
People say I am honest because...
Option 6
___________ brings me joy.
Select-A-Prompt Essay
Please respond to one of the following prompts in 500-750 words: Essay should be uploaded to the applicant’s application portal in either PDF or Word format.
Option 1
Hakarat hatov: Write a thank you letter to someone in your life. Express your gratitude and detail what you appreciate and why it is important to you.
Option 2
Here‘s how I intend to change the world...
Select-A-Prompt Short Response
Pick 3. Try to be as specific, creative, personal and original as possible. Responses should be uploaded to the applicant’s application portal in either PDF or Word format.
Option 1
My approach to managing rejection is...
Option 2
I feel most responsible when...
Option 3
I discovered my own resilience when...
Option 4
The greatest chessed I ever did was...
Option 5
People say I am honest because...
Option 6
___________ brings me joy.
Select-A-Prompt Essay
Applicants must respond to one of the following prompt in 750-1000 words.
Option 1
You just completed your 1000-page autobiography, please submit page 613.
Option 2
Discuss a challenge to one of your core beliefs and how you responded.
Select-A-Prompt Short Response
Pick one of the three words below and write a short essay on it that gives us insight into your character.
Option 1
KINDNESS
Option 2
TRUST
Option 3
TIME
Select-A-Prompt Short Response
Pick 4. Try to be as specific, creative, personal and original as possible.
Option 1
My approach to managing rejection is...
Option 2
I feel most responsible when...
Option 3
I discovered my own resilience when...
Option 4
The greatest chessed I ever did was...
Option 5
People say I am honest because...
Option 6
___________ brings me joy.
Select-A-Prompt Essay
Applicants must respond to one of the following prompt in 750-1000 words.
Option 1
You just completed your 1000-page autobiography, please submit page 613.
Option 2
Discuss a challenge to one of your core beliefs and how you responded.
Select-A-Prompt Short Response
Pick one of the three words below and write a short essay on it that gives us insight into your character.
Option 1
KINDNESS
Option 2
TRUST
Option 3
TIME
Common App Personal Essay
The essay demonstrates your ability to write clearly and concisely on a selected topic and helps you distinguish yourself in your own voice. What do you want the readers of your application to know about you apart from courses, grades, and test scores? Choose the option that best helps you answer that question and write an essay of no more than 650 words, using the prompt to inspire and structure your response. Remember: 650 words is your limit, not your goal. Use the full range if you need it, but don‘t feel obligated to do so.
Option 1
Some students have a background, identity, interest, or talent that is so meaningful they believe their application would be incomplete without it. If this sounds like you, then please share your story.
Option 2
The lessons we take from obstacles we encounter can be fundamental to later success. Recount a time when you faced a challenge, setback, or failure. How did it affect you, and what did you learn from the experience?
Option 3
Reflect on a time when you questioned or challenged a belief or idea. What prompted your thinking? What was the outcome?
Option 4
Reflect on something that someone has done for you that has made you happy or thankful in a surprising way. How has this gratitude affected or motivated you?
Option 5
Discuss an accomplishment, event, or realization that sparked a period of personal growth and a new understanding of yourself or others.
Option 6
Describe a topic, idea, or concept you find so engaging that it makes you lose all track of time. Why does it captivate you? What or who do you turn to when you want to learn more?
Option 7
Share an essay on any topic of your choice. It can be one you‘ve already written, one that responds to a different prompt, or one of your own design.
