Quirky Essay Prompts

Following are some quirky college application essay questions that most students probably would never predict.

 

1. How do you feel about Wednesday? (University of Chicago, 2002)

 

2. What outrages you? (Wake Forest, 2009)

 

3. Write a haiku, limerick, or short poem that best represents you. (NYU, 2009)

 

4. In the year 2050, a movie is being made of your life. Please tell us the name of your movie and briefly summarize the story line. (NYU, 2009)

 

5. What is college for? (Hampshire College, 2009)

 

6. Are we alone? (Tufts, 2009)

 

7. Make a bold prediction about something in the year 2020 that no one else has made a bold prediction about. (University of Virginia, 1999)

 

8. Write a short story using one of the following titles:

 

a.) House of Cards

 

b.) The Poor Sport

 

c.) Drama at the Prom

 

d.) Election Night, 2044

 

e.) The Getaway.

 

(Tufts, 2009)

 

9. How did you get caught? (Or not caught, as the case may be.) (Chicago, 2009)