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St. Olaf College
Northfield, Minnesota•Private
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St. Olaf College’s 2024-25 Essay Prompts
Why This College Short Response
Required
150
Words
What excites you about St. Olaf?
Important Issue Short Response
Not Required
200
Words
If you could spend a year tackling any issue in your community before starting college, what would it be? Why is that issue important to you and what would you do to address it?
Select-A-Prompt Short Response
Required
10
Words
Everyone knows... we‘ve read about your accomplishments in your application.
No one knows... there are no wrong answers here - just be your authentic self.
You should know... we are eager to learn more about you.
Now its your turn! Use up to 10 additional words to complete each of the sentences.
Option 1
Everyone knows that I...
Option 2
No one knows that I...
Option 3
St Olaf should know that I...
