Personal Statement Prompts

1. Discuss the moment you first fell in love-with something, not someone.

2. Choose the most eccentric person you know and describe one interaction with him/her.

3. Describe the single most unique place in Chicago-a place that stands out like no other.

4. Discuss a specific moment you learned something you hadn’t known before.

5. Think about the first time you knew your career choice. What were you doing at that moment?

6. Think of the single most important thing your mother/father/grandparent/guardian/ever told you. What did s(he) say and why?

7. Choose one piece of art (poem, painting, short story, rap) that you feel symbolizes you. Describe the moment you saw or heard it and why it symbolizes you.

8. Describe a specific obstacle you had to face in school. Specify one moment you faced that obstacle and the outcome.