Applying to Emory University this fall? If you are just getting started on your application essays, get some inspiration from these successful essay excerpts:
1. Overcoming Personal Struggle
Essay Excerpt from Dooleypeanuts
Emory University ‘22
Neuroscience and Neurobiology
“The barrage of reciprocative outcries coming from downstairs woke me up violently. Oh no, not again. I clambered out of bed and stumbled towards the family room. Sprinting down the stairs, I found my mom screaming desperately at my frenzied dad, the beer bottles scattered across the floor decidedly confirming my suspicions. I rushed in, straining with what little might i had to push them apart and lead my mom away.”
Not sure how to approach a heavy, personal essay topic? Unlock his Emory student profile to see how he did it.
2. Embarrassing Mistake
Essay Excerpt from Aroada
Emory University ‘21
Neuroscience
“My nose itched at the sensation of the scratchy carpet and tears dripping down my face. There I was, lying on the floor of a ritzy athletic club in the middle of town following a dramatic slip off a treadmill. Ah, the recurring sense of humiliation had come to greet me again the most expensive way.”
3. Death of a Loved One
Essay Excerpt from Jessiemoore14
Emory University ‘19
Environmental and Marine Sciences
“Ever since I was a child I would always find myself listening to the constant “clicks” from the computers that were at some stage of repair every morning in the living room. Sound cards and microprocessors were spread across the floor as my dad attempted to detect the problems and complications within each computer’s casing. Watching him struggle with each of these projects, I would sit next to him with one of these relinquished components and wonder about its functions and consider the possibilities of it outcome.”
It’s never easy losing someone, especially at such a young age. Unlock her Emory profile to read what kind of impact it had on her.
4. Athletic Achievement
Essay Excerpt from Ilay123
Emory University ‘21
Neuroscience
“I missed the shot.
Was this because of the tiny circumference of the hoop? Was this because of the potential energy overcoming the kinetic energy? Or was this simply because of my lack of skill? I knew that this was the beginning of the basketball team with my peers who were at least one grade below me. Disappointment rushed through me, when I realized that I would be put in a team full with people who were younger than me.”
Many lessons can be learned from sports. Unlock her successful Emory application file to discover the values she learned.
5. Issue of Personal Significance
Essay Excerpt from Channellerusse
Emory University ‘22
Language Studies and Linguistics
“When I was four, we were homeless. We lived in the Bronx at the time, and it was winter. My mother didn’t have the money to buy heavy-duty winter jackets, so we settled for thin layers of clothes. We were immigrants fresh off the plane from Jamaica, and our English was heavily accented. Still, even with the fear that we might not be understood, we begged. For money. For compassion. We were homeless and cold, pleading in the middle of November. Eventually, we found help at a shelter were roaches ran rampant and we had little to eat. There was little in my stomach about gnawing emptiness and hunger cramps.”
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