In addition to your personal statement, Colgate requires a supplemental short-answer essay. Please respond, in 250 words or less, to one of the following prompts: 

1. The Mission Statement for Colgate University sets forth 13 Goals for a Colgate Education. One goal for Colgate students is listed as: Be engaged citizens and strive for a just society: embrace the responsibilities to local, national, and global communities; use their influence for the benefit of others. Please describe how you would embrace this goal as a Colgate student.

2. Colgate prides itself in tradition. Please describe a religious, cultural, or family tradition you can share with the Colgate community. 

3. We want to get to know you better. What are three words that your best friend would use to describe you and why? 

4. Colgate’s core curriculum teaches students empathy, informed debate, and critical thinking. Please tell us what book or piece of literature you believe is important for the entire Colgate Class of 2021 to read. Why?

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An optional one-page resume or activity sheet may be added to your application for Colgate University.

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