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The State University of New York at Purchase | SUNY Purchase’s 2024-25 Essay Prompts

Think Wide Open Essay

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By choosing Purchase, you make a conscious decision to join an intense community with a deep respect for individuality and diversity. It’s an unparalleled environment that honors creative expression, collaboration, and innovation.

How does Think Wide Open relate to academic success? To living authentically, listening and learning, treating others with respect, and making positive contributions to our community both in and outside the classroom? How does it relate to your approach to work, relationships, and how you encounter the world around you?

Be specific, be broad, be metaphorical. We simply hope to learn more about you.

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