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Rather than a traditional narrative, this prompt asks you to share 25 numbered points that help the admissions committee get to know you beyond your professional resume. It is considered one of the most "useful" essays for showing personality, values, and humor. Key Strategies for Writing It:

"I can speak three languages fluently" or "I once wrote a song for my mom's birthday". 25.txt

Don’t waste space on academic or professional achievements already listed in your resume. Rather than a traditional narrative, this prompt asks

Use specific examples. Instead of saying you are adventurous, describe a time you tried a numbing spice in rural China or volunteered abroad. Rather than a traditional narrative

"At age five... I asked if we could eat our pet fish when they died, which shows my practical streak".