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Pitzer College’s 2024-25 Essay Prompts
Diversity Short Response
As a mission-driven institution, we value and celebrate the synergy created by our differences and similarities. We welcome you to write about distinctive aspects of your background, identity, or personal interests that you would bring to Pitzer, and how you plan to engage in our community.
Select-A-Prompt Short Response
At Pitzer College, five core values distinguish our approach to education: social responsibility, intercultural understanding, interdisciplinary learning, student engagement, and environmental sustainability. As agents of change, our students utilize these values to create solutions to our world‘s challenges. Find out more about our core values. Please choose from the following prompts and answer below:
Option 1
Describe what you are looking for from your college experience and why Pitzer would be a good fit for you.
Option 2
Reflecting on your involvement throughout high school or within the community, how have you engaged with one of Pitzer’s core values?
Option 3
Pitzer is known for our students’ intellectual and creative activism. If you could work on a cause that is meaningful to you through a project, artistic, academic, or otherwise, what would you do?
