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Early Action/Decision: Nov 1
Regular Decision Deadline: Jan 15
The Requirements: 1 essay of 250-300 words
Supplemental Essay Type(s): Why, Community, Diversity
Colorado College may win the award for longest prompt ever while asking a very simple question: what have you done and what will you do on campus to further antiracism, sustainability, or wellness? Each of the three topics is fair game, so choose the one that speaks to you the most and write about your experiences. Maybe you developed crippling anxiety as you entered high school and discovered that swimming laps every morning was the perfect calming meditation. Perhaps you staged a protest at your school when they tried to remove recycling bins. If you don’t have any demonstrable experience with the topics, don’t worry; write about the aspects of your personality, values, or experiences that would prime you to get involved in one of these areas at CC. Perhaps you’ll act in allyship and challenge racial microaggressions when they arise in your dorm. Maybe you come from a multiracial family and have been struck by your effortless code-switching, prompting you to think more deeply about race in America and how you can effect positive change through a research project for your Linguistics minor. Whether you write about antiracism, sustainability, or wellness, make sure you tailor your response to demonstrate how you will further this agenda on campus.
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