Personal Statement Essay

Tell a story from your life, describing an experience that either demonstrates your character or helped to shape it.

Diversity Short Response

Our families and communities often define us and our individual worlds. Community might refer to your cultural group, extended family, religious group, neighborhood or school, sports team or club, co-workers, etc. Describe the world you come from and how you, as a product of it, might add to the diversity of the University of Washington.

Additional Info Short Response

You are not required to write anything in this section, but feel free to include additional information if something has particular significance to you. For example, you may use this space if

- You have experienced personal hardships in obtaining your education
- Your activities have been limited because of work or family obligations
- Unusual limitations or opportunities unique to the schools you attended

Honors College Short Response

We want to understand your enthusiasm for learning unfamiliar things and exploring different ways of thinking.

Tell us why you are excited to push your education outside the areas of learning you are most comfortable with.