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Ramapo College of New Jersey | RCNJ

Mahwah, New Jersey2-yearPublic

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Ramapo College of New Jersey | RCNJ’s 2024-25 Essay Prompts

Select-A-Prompt Short Response

Required
800 Words

Please select two of the following essay prompts to answer:


Option 1

Most people belong to many different communities; groups defined by (among other things) shared geography, religion, ethnicity, income, cuisine, interests, race, ideology, or intellectual heritage. Describe a community to which you belong and your place within it.


Option 2

What kind of impact would you like to make in the world? What is it that you aspire to? Please be as specific as possible.


Option 3

Please tell us about a creative or scholarly work that has really resonated with you or made a big impact on you. It could be a work of fiction, a film, a piece of music or art, a piece of journalism, or something else.

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