Senior English

The Narrative Assignment

You will write a 500-650* word narrative based on a personal
experience or a hypothetical situation.

You may choose from:
one essay in response to the Common App questions or
another college essay prompt.
two 250-word responses to the scholarship prompts (or
another scholarship prompt you find)
five 100-word responses to the interview questions.
A prompt of your choosing (cleared by me)

The goal: Drop me, your reader, into whatever experience
you detail. Make me feel what you felt, make me think what
you thought, etc.

Due date: Saturday, August 30 by 6AM.

Grade value: 100 major-grade points

*if your college or program requires a different length, please adhere to it.


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2014-15 Common Application Essay Prompts

The Common Application will retain the current set of first-year essay
prompts for 2014-15, without any edits or additions. The essay length will
continue to be capped at 650 words. The feedback received from member
colleges and school counselors has been positive. The essay prompts will
be reviewed on an annual basis to ensure that they continue to serve
students and member colleges well.

Choose one of the following prompts and respond in 500-650 words.

The essay prompts are as follows:

1. Some students have a background or story that is so central to their
identity that they believe their application would be incomplete
without it. If this sounds like you, then please share your story.

2. Recount an incident or time when you experienced failure. How did
it affect you, and what lessons did you learn?

3. Reflect on a time when you challenged a belief or idea. What
prompted you to act? Would you make the same decision again?

4. Describe a place or environment where you are perfectly content.
What do you do or experience there, and why is it meaningful to
you?

5. Discuss an accomplishment or event, formal or informal, that
marked your transition from childhood to adulthood within your
culture, community, or family.

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Scholarships

Choose at least two scholarships and write 250-word responses to the
prompts:

Make Me Laugh Scholarship $1500
Submit an online short written response (250 words or less) for the
question:
OMG finding and applying for scholarships is serious business, but its
time to lighten things up a little. We dont want to know why you deserve
$1,500 or how great your grades are, we simply want to LOL. Describe an
incident in your life, funny or embarrassing (fact or fiction), and make us
laugh!
Deadline: August 31, 2014
The 2014 Make Me Laugh Scholarship winner will be notified on or around
November 30, 2014.

Shout It Out Scholarship $1500
Submit an online short written response (250 words or less) for the
question:
If you could say one thing to the entire world at once, what would it be
and why?
Deadline: September 30, 2014
The 2014 Shout It Out Scholarship winner will be notified on or around
January 15, 2015.

Zombie Apocalypse Scholarship $1500
Submit an online short written response (250 words or less) for the
question:
Imagine that your high school/college has been overrun with Zombies.
Your math professor, the cafeteria ladies and even your best friend have
all joined the walking dead. Use your brain to flesh out a plan to avoid the
Zombies, including where you would hide and the top 5 things you would
bring with you to stay alive.
Deadline: October 31, 2014
The 2014 Zombie Apocalypse Scholarship winner will be notified on or
around January 31, 2015.

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Most Asked Interview Questions

Choose five of the following and write 100-word, detailed responses:

Do you consider yourself successful?
Do you prefer to work independently or on a team?
Give some examples of your teamwork.
Have you ever had difficulty with a supervisor or teacher?
How do you handle criticism?
How do you handle stress and pressure?
How do you see yourself five years from now?
How has school prepared you for working at our company?
How would you describe yourself?
Tell me about a major problem you recently handled.
Tell me about your dream job.
Tell me about yourself.
What are you passionate about?
What do you think it takes to be successful in this position?
What has been your most rewarding accomplishment?
What have you learned from previous mistakes?
What is your greatest strength?
What is your greatest weakness?
What is your philosophy towards work?
What is your weakness?
What motivates you?
Why are you interested in working for our company?
Why are you looking for a job?
Why did you leave your last job?
Why should we hire you?