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Application Year:
2024/2025
Discuss an academic topic that you’re excited to explore and learn more about in college. Why does this topic interest you? Topics could be a specific course of study, research interests, or any other area related to your academic experience in college.
Discuss one of your personal qualities and share a story, anecdote, or memory of how it helped you make a positive impact on a community. This could be your current community or another community you have engaged.
Why do you want to participate in the global opportunities you’ve selected, and in what ways are you hoping to grow through the experience(s)?
Application Year:
2024/2025
Discuss an academic topic that you’re excited to explore and learn more about in college. Why does this topic interest you? Topics could be a specific course of study, research interests, or any other area related to your academic experience in college.
Why do you want to participate in the global opportunities you’ve selected, and in what ways are you hoping to grow through the experience(s)?
Discuss one of your personal qualities and share a story, anecdote, or memory of how it helped you make a positive impact on a community. This could be your current community or another community you have engaged.
Application Year:
2024/2025
Discuss an academic topic that you’re excited to explore and learn more about in college. Why does this topic interest you? Topics could be a specific course of study, research interests, or any other area related to your academic experience in college.
Discuss one of your personal qualities and share a story, anecdote, or memory of how it helped you make a positive impact on a community. This could be your current community or another community you have engaged.
Why do you want to participate in the global opportunities you’ve selected, and in what ways are you hoping to grow through the experience(s)?
Application Year:
2023/2024
Discuss an academic topic that you’re excited to explore and learn more about in college. Why does this topic interest you? Topics could be a specific course of study, research interests, or any other area related to your academic experience in college.
Discuss one of your personal qualities and share a story, anecdote, or memory of how it helped you make a positive impact on a community. This could be your current community or another community you have engaged.
Application Year:
2024/2025
Why do you want to participate in the global opportunities you’ve selected, and in what ways are you hoping to grow through the experience(s)?
Discuss one of your personal qualities and share a story, anecdote, or memory of how it helped you make a positive impact on a community. This could be your current community or another community you have engaged.
Discuss an academic topic that you’re excited to explore and learn more about in college. Why does this topic interest you? Topics could be a specific course of study, research interests, or any other area related to your academic experience in college.
Application Year:
2024/2025
Why do you want to participate in the global opportunities you’ve selected, and in what ways are you hoping to grow through the experience(s)?
Discuss one of your personal qualities and share a story, anecdote, or memory of how it helped you make a positive impact on a community. This could be your current community or another community you have engaged.
Discuss an academic topic that you’re excited to explore and learn more about in college. Why does this topic interest you? Topics could be a specific course of study, research interests, or any other area related to your academic experience in college.
Application Year:
2022/2023
One family, friend, or school tradition I cherish…
If I could travel anywhere, near or far, past, present or future, I would go…
If I had an extra hour in every day, I would spend it...
People who meet me are most likely to notice...and least likely to notice...
If you could change one thing to better your community, what would it be? Please explain.
The last time I stepped outside my comfort zone, I...
Former UNC-Chapel Hill employee, community service member, and civil rights activist Esphur Foster once said “We are nothing without our history.” How does history shape who you are?
Application Year:
2023/2024
Discuss one of your personal qualities and share a story, anecdote, or memory of how it helped you make a positive impact on a community. This could be your current community or another community you have engaged.
Discuss an academic topic that you’re excited to explore and learn more about in college. Why does this topic interest you? Topics could be a specific course of study, research interests, or any other area related to your academic experience in college.
Application Year:
2023/2024
Discuss an academic topic that you’re excited to explore and learn more about in college. Why does this topic interest you? Topics could be a specific course of study, research interests, or any other area related to your academic experience in college.
Discuss one of your personal qualities and share a story, anecdote, or memory of how it helped you make a positive impact on a community. This could be your current community or another community you have engaged.
Application Year:
2023/2024
Discuss one of your personal qualities and share a story, anecdote, or memory of how it helped you make a positive impact on a community. This could be your current community or another community you have engaged.
Discuss an academic topic that you’re excited to explore and learn more about in college. Why does this topic interest you? Topics could be a specific course of study, research interests, or any other area related to your academic experience in college.
Application Year:
2023/2024
Discuss an academic topic that you’re excited to explore and learn more about in college. Why does this topic interest you? Topics could be a specific course of study, research interests, or any other area related to your academic experience in college.
Why do you want to participate in the global opportunities you’ve selected, and in what ways are you hoping to grow through the experience(s)?
Discuss one of your personal qualities and share a story, anecdote, or memory of how it helped you make a positive impact on a community. This could be your current community or another community you have engaged.
Application Year:
2023/2024
Discuss one of your personal qualities and share a story, anecdote, or memory of how it helped you make a positive impact on a community. This could be your current community or another community you have engaged.
Why do you want to participate in the global opportunities you’ve selected, and in what ways are you hoping to grow through the experience(s)?
Discuss an academic topic that you’re excited to explore and learn more about in college. Why does this topic interest you? Topics could be a specific course of study, research interests, or any other area related to your academic experience in college.
Application Year:
2023/2024
Discuss one of your personal qualities and share a story, anecdote, or memory of how it helped you make a positive impact on a community. This could be your current community or another community you have engaged.
Discuss an academic topic that you’re excited to explore and learn more about in college. Why does this topic interest you? Topics could be a specific course of study, research interests, or any other area related to your academic experience in college.
Application Year:
2023/2024
Why do you want to participate in the global opportunities you’ve selected, and in what ways are you hoping to grow through the experience(s)?
Discuss an academic topic that you’re excited to explore and learn more about in college. Why does this topic interest you? Topics could be a specific course of study, research interests, or any other area related to your academic experience in college.
Discuss one of your personal qualities and share a story, anecdote, or memory of how it helped you make a positive impact on a community. This could be your current community or another community you have engaged.
Application Year:
2023/2024
Discuss one of your personal qualities and share a story, anecdote, or memory of how it helped you make a positive impact on a community. This could be your current community or another community you have engaged.
Why do you want to participate in the global opportunities you’ve selected, and in what ways are you hoping to grow through the experience(s)?
Discuss an academic topic that you’re excited to explore and learn more about in college. Why does this topic interest you? Topics could be a specific course of study, research interests, or any other area related to your academic experience in college.
Application Year:
2022/2023
If you could change one thing to better your community, what would it be? Please explain.
One family, friend, or school tradition I cherish…
If I could travel anywhere, near or far, past, present or future, I would go…
If I had an extra hour in every day, I would spend it...
The last time I stepped outside my comfort zone, I...
People who meet me are most likely to notice...and least likely to notice...
Describe a peer who is making a difference in your school or community. What actions has that peer taken? How has their work made a difference in your life?
Describe an aspect of your identity and how this has shaped your life experiences or impacted your daily interactions with others?
Application Year:
2022/2023
One family, friend, or school tradition I cherish…
If I had an extra hour in every day, I would spend it...
If I could travel anywhere, near or far, past, present or future, I would go…
The last time I stepped outside my comfort zone, I...
People who meet me are most likely to notice...and least likely to notice...
Describe an aspect of your identity and how this has shaped your life experiences or impacted your daily interactions with others?
If you could change one thing to better your community, what would it be? Please explain.
Application Year:
2023/2024
Discuss one of your personal qualities and share a story, anecdote, or memory of how it helped you make a positive impact on a community. This could be your current community or another community you have engaged.
Discuss an academic topic that you’re excited to explore and learn more about in college. Why does this topic interest you? Topics could be a specific course of study, research interests, or any other area related to your academic experience in college.
Application Year:
2022/2023
Describe an aspect of your identity and how this has shaped your life experiences or impacted your daily interactions with others?
If you could change one thing to better your community, what would it be? Please explain.
If I had an extra hour in every day, I would spend it...
If I could travel anywhere, near or far, past, present or future, I would go…
The last time I stepped outside my comfort zone, I...
People who meet me are most likely to notice...and least likely to notice...
One family, friend, or school tradition I cherish…
Application Year:
2022/2023
The last time I stepped outside my comfort zone, I...
If I could travel anywhere, near or far, past, present or future, I would go…
If I had an extra hour in every day, I would spend it...
Describe an aspect of your identity and how this has shaped your life experiences or impacted your daily interactions with others?
Former UNC-Chapel Hill employee, community service member, and civil rights activist Esphur Foster once said “We are nothing without our history.” How does history shape who you are?
One family, friend, or school tradition I cherish…
People who meet me are most likely to notice...and least likely to notice...
Application Year:
2022/2023
Describe a peer who is making a difference in your school or community. What actions has that peer taken? How has their work made a difference in your life?
People who meet me are most likely to notice...and least likely to notice...
If you could change one thing to better your community, what would it be? Please explain.
One family, friend, or school tradition I cherish…
The last time I stepped outside my comfort zone, I...
If I had an extra hour in every day, I would spend it...
If I could travel anywhere, near or far, past, present or future, I would go…