This guide covers each of the Yale supplemental essay prompts with exercises and essay examples to help you along the way.

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  • What are the Yale supplemental essay prompts?
  • How to write each supplemental essay prompt for Yale University
    • Prompt #1: "Why major" essay
    • Prompt #2: "Why us" essay
    • Prompt #3: "What inspires you" essay
    • Prompt #4: "Conversation" essay
    • Prompt #5: "Create your own course" essay
    • Prompt #6: "And" essay
    • Prompt #7: "Intellectual interests" essay
    • Prompt #8: Multiple options essay
    • Prompt #9: "Why Engineering" essay

While Yale was founded in 1702, it didn't become part of the Ivy League until the 1950s … because the Ivy League didn't exist until the '50s, when it was created as an NCAA sports division, though people frequently think the term simply refers to an elite group of schools. Which Yale also definitely is.

The Yale supplemental essay prompts offer an opportunity to show many of the different, complex facets that make you both an interesting human being and a good candidate for acceptance. You'll want to take advantage of that opportunity by carefully considering your responses and using them to show variety.

If you want to get a clearer sense of all that Yale is looking for, you can explore an extensive, by-the-numbers look at its offerings, from enrollment and tuition statistics to student life and financial aid information, on its Common Data Set. And for insights into how the university envisions itself and its role, and how it wants to grow and evolve, read its sustainability plan and global strategy. Reading through these will give you a strong idea of what Yale values.

What are the Yale supplemental essay prompts?

Why do these areas appeal to you? (125 words)

What is it about Yale that has led you to apply? (125 words)

What inspires you? (200 characters or ~32 words)

What person, past or present, would you invite to speak? What question would you ask? (200 characters or ~32 words) or fewer)

You are teaching a Yale course. What is it called? (200 characters or ~32 words)

Most first-year Yale students live in suites of four to six people. What do you hope to add to your suitemates' experience? What do you hope they will add to yours? (200 characters or ~32 words)

Yale's extensive course offerings and vibrant conversations beyond the classroom encourage students to follow their developing intellectual interests wherever they lead. Tell us about your engagement with a topic or idea that excites you. Why are you drawn to it? (250 words)

Please respond to either one of the following prompts in 250 words or fewer.

A. Reflect on a community to which you feel connected. Why is it meaningful to you? You may define community however you like.

B. Reflect on something that has given you great satisfaction. Why has it been important to you?

(Please indicate the number of the prompt you are writing about at the start of each response. – e.g. "Prompt 1")

If you selected one of the engineering majors, please tell us more about what has led you to an interest in this field of study, what experiences (if any) you have had in engineering, and what it is about Yale's Engineering program that appeals to you. Please answer in 250 words or fewer.

How to Write Each Supplemental Essay Prompt for Yale

How to Write the Yale Supplemental Essay Prompt #1

As of this moment, what academic areas seem to fit your interests or goals most comfortably? Please indicate up to three from the list provided.

- This is just a drop-down menu on the Common App.
- Action Item: Pick your intended major(s).

Why do these areas appeal to you? (125 words)

This is a standard (but very short) "Why Major" prompt. For a larger guide to the "Why Major" essay, click here. Below is a condensed version.

One possible approach:

Think of this as a quick origin story.

Step #1: Imagine a mini-movie of the moments that led you to your interest and create a simple, bullet-point outline.

Step #2: Put your moments (aka the "scenes" of your mini-movie) in chronological order, as it'll help you see how your interests developed. It also makes it easier to write transitions.

Step #3: You'll likely want to include a specific thesis that explicitly states your central argument—in this case, what you want to study and why. This thesis can come at the beginning, middle, or end of your essay.

Once you have those pieces, you have a few structural options:

Opening

  • A. A quick hook that thematically sets up where you'll take us, and, ideally, shows an aspect of your intellect/personality (If you do this, it can be stylistically effective to bookend—to end the essay by linking back to what you opened with.)

  • B. An initial moment that sparked your interest

  • C. Your thesis

Body (but to clarify, this essay can be a single paragraph if you choose)

  • The moments of your mini-movie, illustrating both the development of your interest and some of your core values

Ending

  • One option: Go narrower—perhaps link to specific aspects of Yale that will help you continue on your path toward a future goal.

  • Another option: Go wider—name the road you hope to follow (for example, career path, organizations you'd like to work with, the greater value/implications of studying what you want to).

And last, a quick tip: Be sure this essay is consistent with your personal statement if you've mentioned aspects of your major/career there.

Here's a nice example essay (written by Luci Jones).

Example:

Storytelling has shaped me. At four, I read The Lion King until I'd memorized it. I'd snuggle in bed as my dad read Wilderness Champion or Tom Sawyer. Later, I found audio and visual storytelling, mesmerized by This American Life and Whiplash. Now, I create my own stories through newspaper satire, podcasting, and locally-broadcasted radio.

My major at Yale would be the next chapter in my life of storytelling. I'd explore past narratives and how they can be digitally innovated. Whether exploring media's disfiguration of truth, developing screenplays, or analyzing mise-en-scene, I hope to pioneer new networks of connection. (99 words)

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Tips + Analysis

  1. (Quickly) hook the reader. The first line performs a few functions here. First, it pulls us in and makes us curious about what exactly she means by claiming that storytelling has shaped her. Second, it gives us a sense of a core aspect of her identity and values.

  2. Show the development of your interest through moments that connect to core values. She packs a nice amount of detail into 99 words. The details she includes point toward her values and identity, as do her interests in newspaper satire, podcasting, and local radio. The details in the second paragraph show some nice depth and development.

  3. Describe how Yale can help with the next steps. She links her brief origin story to how Yale can help her on her path, and how it will help her develop both her understanding and her values.

How to Write the Yale Supplemental Essay Prompt #2

What is it about Yale that has led you to apply? (125 words)

This is a standard but really short "Why us?" prompt. Because it's so short, you'll want to find a few specific reasons that set Yale apart from other schools you're applying to. As the following guide explains, you'll want to be sure to think of this as a "Why us?"—as in you + the school, and why you'd be a great fit together, and not simply "why them." One way we sometimes joke about this is to think about the essay as though you're helping the school understand why your online dating profile and its online dating profile are perfect for each other, and how you'd probably make great partners.

For a complete guide to "Why us?" essays, click here. Here's a condensed version:

Five Common Mistakes Students Make on "Why Us?" Essays

Mistake #1: Writing about the school's size, location, reputation, weather, or ranking

Mistake #2: Simply using emotional language to demonstrate fit

Mistake #3: Screwing up the mascot, stadium, team colors or names of any important people or places on campus

Mistake #4: Parroting the brochures or website language

Mistake #5: Describing traditions the school is well known for

Mistake #6: Thinking of this as only a "why them" essay (as mentioned above)

So, if those are things you shouldn't write about, what should you write about? Here are some steps to figure that out.

Step #1: Do your research.

  • Spend 1 hr+ researching 10+ reasons why Yale might be a great fit for you (you'll only use a few of them, but try to find more than you'll need for the essay so you can choose the strongest).

Step #2: Use this chart to map out your research.

Step #3: Decide on your approach.

Approach #1: The "3-5 Unique Offerings" Strategy

Find 3-5 opportunities that are particular to the school (i.e., available at no other school or no other school you're applying to) and connect each one back to you.

Approach #2: The "One Value" Strategy

How it works: Identify one core value that links you to the school and tell a story. Like so:

1. Find a way in which you and the school are deeply aligned.

2. Take your time crafting the essay.

3. Find a way to be vulnerable.

Could I create a hybrid approach by focusing on a central theme, but still listing a few reasons?

Yup.

Here's a nice example essay (written by Luci Jones).

Example:

My life is the epitome of "and." I have Chinese roots and am a proud North Carolinian. I am a team player and a leader. A bookworm and a backpacker. A creative thinker and logical problem-solver. I bridge divides. Like me, Yale embraces "and."

While Yale has the resources of a large research university, its approach to academics fosters the intimacy of a liberal arts education. I could research abroad in Rabat and prepare for post-college work at CIPE, but also engage in small group discussions about world cinema and take an interdisciplinary class connecting creative writing, psychology, and digital media. Yale is a place that closes the gap. A place that offers a whole new world of "and" to explore and create. (123 words)

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Tips + Analysis

  1. (Quickly) hook the reader. As with the first essay, the opening line here pulls us in and makes us curious what exactly she means by this claim. This is a quick way to stand out from the rest.

  2. Get really specific about the school + you. The second paragraph gets into some nice detail regarding what the school offers, with the contrast between the details illustrating a connection to a core aspect of how she sees herself  (an embracer of "and").

  3. Bookending. With any essay, but especially one this short, bookending (using the final line to link back thematically to where the essay opened) can be a nice way to create a sense of closure while allowing you to devote most of your word count to details about the school and yourself.

Prompts 3-6 are short answer questions. For a more detailed guide, click here.

As you approach these, keep in mind that each offers a chance to show the reader a new piece of yourself. Get really specific with your responses in ways that counterpoint nicely with other elements of your application. And along those lines, try not to repeat things that appear elsewhere.

How to Write the Yale Supplemental Essay Prompt #3

What inspires you? (200 characters or ~32 words)

This is a short answer question. Here's some advice on these.

Here's a nice example.

Example:

Podcasts. Ira Glass and This American Life. Stories that hook you with the small moments, but leave you with the big lessons. Listening to voices and feeling connected to a radio network of humanity. (199 characters)

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Tips + Analysis

Think about the things people tend to be inspired by. Sunsets. Popular quotes. Songs.  Then don't write about those things.

Instead, find something that is as specific to you as possible, and that allows you to share a new side of yourself. And get really specific with the "why." Plenty of people are inspired by podcasts, but the reflection and focus are what helps us feel like we know this student.

How to Write the Yale Supplemental Essay Prompt #4

What person, past or present, would you invite to speak? What question would you ask? (200 characters or ~32 words)

Here's another short answer. See link above.

These short answers can present a nice opportunity to show your personality, and allow for some nice juxtaposition against one another to demonstrate depth and complexity. The examples below each do a nice job of showing values, intellect, and personality, and often contain a touch of humor.

Here are a few nice examples.

Example(s):

Charles Darwin. Which came first: the chicken or the egg? (57 characters)

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Plato: at first for his smooth, gravelly voice—then I'd keep him for the philosophy. How could a Philosopher King know the wishes of those inside the Cave? Do their opinions matter? (181 characters)

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My favorite poet, Wisława Szymborska. Question: In your poem "Photograph from September 11", why did you choose not to add a last line? (135 characters)

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How to Write the Yale Supplemental Essay Prompt #5

You are teaching a Yale course. What is it called?
(200 characters or ~32 words)

This is also a short answer, so tips above will apply.

  • Note: Here's a longer guide for writing a "create-your-own-course" essay. While it won't apply as much here—since you're basically answering in just a few words—it may inspire you.

Here's a nice example.

Example:

Tweeting on the Golden Toilet: A Historical Look at the Social, Political, and Cultural Implications of Fake News in America (20 words)

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Tips + Analysis

We like that, in just a few words, we get a feel for the author's sense of humor, her intellect, and her political and social values.

The structure here—an interesting, amusing course name, followed by a description that shows us values and intelligence—works nicely.

How to Write the Yale Supplemental Essay Prompt #6

Yale students embrace the concept of "and" rather than "or," pursuing arts and sciences, tradition and innovation, defined goals and surprising detours. What is an example of an "and" that you embrace? (200 characters or ~32 words)

Another short answer. See link above.

This one's new this year! So, unfortunately, we don't have an example for it. But as you brainstorm options, note that in offering some examples, Yale is using "and" to set up some interesting contrasts. What does that look like in your life?

How to Write the Yale Supplemental Essay Prompt #7

Yale's extensive course offerings and vibrant conversations beyond the classroom encourage students to follow their developing intellectual interests wherever they lead. Tell us about your engagement with a topic or idea that excites you. Why are you drawn to it? (250 words)

Try coming up with 2-3 possible ideas for this one. This is a chance to show your brilliant brain. So pick a specific thing from a specific subject and feel free to geek out a bit. Along those lines, we're fans of getting a bit jargon-y when justified here—if you've done some complex work and thinking on some complex ideas, show us.

Here's a nice example:

Example:

"I don't get it."

I glance over at my sister. We are at the Metropolitan Museum of Art looking at Composition, my favorite piece by Piet Mondrian. Tracing the dark lines, we watch as they meet at vertices to form rectangles. "It's math," I reply. "No pun intended, but that's the point."

One of the first things we are taught in algebra is how to graph a line on a coordinate plane. Y = MX + B governs us until we learn Y = ax^2+bx+c. We are reminded, time and time again, of the importance of graphical analysis. Like the paintings of Mondrian, though not as gracefully, our lines come together to form shapes. Geometry then teaches us of right angles, the foundation of both structure and society. Calculus asks us to retrieve data from the lines we had graphed when we first learned. Forming an Eulerian cycle, our mathematical world follows a path, hitting off each edge and meeting back at the same vertex.

I was not a math person until I stumbled upon the works of Matt Parker and Noson S. Yanofsky. Staying up late into the night, flashlight in hand, I was introduced to a world of numbers beyond what I'd been taught in school. I began to see mathematical concepts for their beauty, recognizing their influence in art and philosophy. Besides being the bane of schoolchildren everywhere, graph theory underlies the methods with which we perceive our universe — both literally and figuratively, the possibilities are limitless.

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Tips + Analysis

  1. Structure → complexity and effectiveness. This piece packs some nice layers into 250 words, and does so clearly and well, in part because of the concise but clear structural elements. The intro paragraph sets up the direction nicely, while also giving us a brief sense of her relationship with her sister, and pointing at a complex understanding of art. The body of the essay builds in detail and complexity (see below on scaffolding). The final paragraph does a nice job of giving us something more thesis-ish, and of putting the preceding ideas into a wider context, helping us see the author's values and intellect through how she sees the scope, importance, and connections she discusses.

  2. Scaffolding. We like that the intellectual discussion grows in complexity from paragraph to paragraph, mirroring the author's growth. She moves from explaining geometric shapes, to algebraic equations, to finally naming a few of her favorite mathematicians and their contributions to philosophy and beauty.

Here's a nice example (written by Luci Jones) that takes a different approach.

Example:

Plain Hot Dog: $1.49. Jimmy's Famous: $1.89. Twenty-five cents for sliced cheese, but cheese sauce is more. We're out of bologna. The milkshake machine's broken. The sweet tea needs to be refilled.

On day-one as cashier at Jimmy's Famous Hot Dogs, I became everything but the cook. My first shift was on July 4th—a long day that left my mind numb. My hair stood straight and old southern ladies eyed me sympathetically, asking oh honey, is it your first day on the job? I wanted to cry.

But, an hour before closing, Nondis, the eccentric Greek cook, patted me on the back, and, after checking the register, said "Luci Lou, you the best. Look, that was all you." I peeked, then grinned. We danced around the greasy kitchen in celebration, talking about his brothers in Greece, the right way to cook grilled fish, World Cup soccer, and his painting career. The stories he told transported me from a stressful situation into a whole new world of possibility.

I find joy in connecting to and learning the human story. The quirks, aspirations, secrets, and superstitions of other people. It's this process of sharing parts of ourselves with one another that makes a hard job worthwhile. Establishing a common humanity is both empathetic and vulnerable. For me, it's fascinating to contextualize events and places through the lense of human experience. The transformative effect we have when we open our stories for others to read is what continues to engage me. (250 words)

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And one more example we love.

Example:

I often go to nature trails whenever I am bored. I encounter the chirps of birds and the smell of fresh dandelions. I have seen Gaudi's paintings and skyscrapers, but a perfectly bloomed rose is beyond comparison. This majestic natural intelligence that creates things flawlessly beautiful amazes me.

I have not seen an absolute blend of colors as those in a sunset. There are eight billion people on this planet, yet none of them are alike. The sun always rises at a particular time and the leaves only start to fall at the beginning of October. What is it that reminds everything about time? What is it that ensures mango grows on a mango tree but not on an orange tree?

A simple answer could be "It is god or nature," but I don't want to settle here. If it is God, I want to know what God is and what its properties are. This curiosity keeps me awake till midnight. I go to libraries and read books on nature. I watch Cosmos, an astrophysics series by Neil Tyson, and read about mystics and learn spirituality. Science calls it consciousness while metaphysics calls it spirit: a different name but the same thing. I learn the Fibonacci sequence and practice yoga asanas. From science to mysticism, I keep swinging to explore the ultimate truth.

Maybe one day I will get enlightened and know everything, or maybe the astrophysicist in me will find God at the corner of the universe playing peekaboo.

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How to Write the Yale Supplemental Essay Prompt #8

Please respond to either one of the following prompts in 250 words or fewer.

A. Reflect on a community to which you feel connected. Why is it meaningful to you? You may define community however you like.

B. Reflect on something that has given you great satisfaction. Why has it been important to you?

Please indicate the number of the prompt you are writing about at the start of each response. – e.g. "Prompt B"

For Prompt A, you can read this step-by-step guide (with some great examples that we also analyze) on the community essay. Here are some general tips:

  1. Don't repeat things that the reader can find in other parts of your application. Use this essay to show another side of a previously mentioned community or to discuss a community you haven't mentioned. The second option is more likely the better choice. Additionally, consider including values you haven't already demonstrated.

  2. Try to think outside the box. Which of your communities might help you stand out among other "community" essays? Being part of a "community" can take a lot of different forms. Don't limit yourself to a narrow definition. An essay on a strange talent (like juggling while jogging) or an obscure interest (like historically accurate baking, for example) might be more apt to catch the reader's attention. And, yes, those are real examples from past students.

  3. Details! Be specific. The more visceral details you can give about yourself and the community you're discussing, the more you distinguish yourself from all the other applicants. Use memorable language and evoke unique images that will stick with the admission officers.

The Prompt B option is asking you to write about something that's "given you great satisfaction"—and to describe in a way that conveys why it matters to you. This prompt is brand-new for Yale, so we don't have any examples written for it yet, but we have a number of great examples, written for a slightly different Stanford prompt ("What's meaningful to you and why?") that could also work well.

In fact, you may find that a number of the essays you're working on for different schools (like the community essay option in Prompt 8A) overlap in key ways–maybe even the prompts are almost identical. Using those essays for multiple prompts (with key tweaks where needed) can save you hours of writing time. Don't believe us? Check out this guide to writing the "super" essay.

Here's one such example that, with some tweaks that we'll explain in the Tips + Analysis below, could have worked well for this prompt.

Example:

A golden crisp shell and soft salmony inside, who knew a hamster could taste better than chicken! My father has raised and influenced me through food. As an amateur gourmet and son of a professional chef, I bond with my father over our ritual culinary adventures. Whether we are trying to find the best hamburger or tasting a hamster at an Ecuadorian street market, I am not afraid to discover new flavors and people through our culinary experiences.

Kale salads for lunch and veggie wrapped hamburgers for dinner; I am passionate about eating healthy. Food means more than delighting my tastebuds. Exploring the nuances among shiitake, porcini, and truffle mushrooms are just as delightful as planting the mushrooms sustainably. Through food-based literature classes and working with the Sustainability Club in my school's garden, I have learned the importance of understanding where food is grown and sourced.

However, food is more than just a taste or a plant; it displays the world's diversity. It tells the story of cultures and values. Reading What I Eat with my father as a child introduced me to the idea that food gives insight into how others live. For example, when visiting the Maasai in Tanzania, their loving, spirited nature came through their ceremonial goat slaughter, the spices, and textures in the curry, but mostly by the reverence they showed the goat. Without realizing it at the time, I had developed a curiosity to learn about people and their culture through food.

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Tips + Analysis

  1. Consider using structure to enhance the reading experience. This essay begins effectively with an in media res introduction: By starting the essay right in the middle of the scene, we learn so much about the writer, from her adventurous streak to his writing skills. There's also terrific humor in here too. No one expects the roasted hamster. (Note: Humor's not essential to any essay. But if you've got a funny bone, flex it.) The writer concludes the essay by recalling another interesting culinary meat—goats—effectively bookending his essay. It's a strong example of how you can use structure to make the essay (and you) more memorable.

  2. Show your values in action. We clearly see the author's core values in this essay. He mentions a connection with his father (family, love, relationships) and his interest in the culinary arts (curiosity, creativity, adventure, fun). His  introduction also highlights the satisfaction he gets from cooking for a variety of reasons—it provides an outlet for creativity while also establishing his curiosity about other cultures. He follows this thread throughout the essay. What are your core values? Not sure? Do this Values Exercise, then make sure your essay conveys at least your top 3-5.

  3. Bonus: Show you understand (and share) Yale's mission. The sustainability angle is personal, authentic, and, at the same time, reflects  Yale's mission to promote "leadership in sustainability practice, research, service, and operations." The writer clearly indicates in this essay how sustainability gives him satisfaction, which not only deftly answers the prompt but also shows why he'd be a good fit on Yale's campus. You can do the same by exploring Yale's mission statement linked above and looking for values and priorities that align with yours, then reflecting those in this (and other Yale!) essays.

And another Stanford one that could be repurposed for this prompt.

Example:

"Well, they seem like normal people, I guess." Putting down his phone, my dad conceded.

How much this moment means to me is difficult to describe.

As a volunteer at the Beijing LGBT Center, I'd shot and edited a video entitled "I Don't Want to Work in the Closet", exposing the discrimination queer Chinese employees face in workplaces. Aiming to raise funds for the center and create reverberation among employers, I scrutinized every detail in my video, from the subtitle fonts to the background music. Reorganizing the clips, I created an emotional arc providing a call for action. The video was eventually published on Chinese social media. As the number of views rose and supportive comments emerged, I was proud to have made an impact.

But I didn't feel the weight of my contribution until I showed the video to my dad, who, despite his love for me, was unaware of my queer identity, largely disdained my work at the center and (as far as I know) the entire LGBT population.

Now, my dad's comment let me know the video had altered his perception, even if just slightly. Using my directing and video-editing skills, I was able to help humanize the Chinese queer population. My dad is far from being supportive of the LGBT movement, as are many other Chinese people, but fostering a willingness to accept differences was already a significant step.

I produce videos to magnify the underrepresented voice of my LGBTQ community because, to me, diversity matters.

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Tips + Analysis

  1. Get to the point quickly. This introduction jumps right into the heart of the essay. The effective use of dialogue immediately conveys the impact of a moment she'll more gradually unfold, making us want to read more to find out what's behind her father's reaction. Pay attention, too, to how she starts with dialogue and comes full circle to magnifying the voices (a metaphoric reference to dialogue) of her LGBT community. What matters to you? How can you show (not just tell) your values and why they matter?

  2. Demonstrate how you share Yale's values: The writer does an effective job of demonstrating what matters to her. Not only does she want to promote change for the LGBT movement, she also wants to educate those in the Asian community by using her videos. It pays to do your research. Yale's Office of Diversity and Inclusion seeks "to promote a respectful, accessible and inclusive community" on campus. When writing these supplementals (for any school), think about how you line up with their values/mission/goals. If it helps, think of this as a way to make them swipe right on you.

  3. Show passion. Nowhere in this essay do you see the word "passion"—and we urge you not to use that term either, because (we hear) it's become so overused in college essays that it elicits an audible groan from admission readers. Not the kinda reaction you want. But this essay is a great example of how you can show your passion for a cause. It's clear the writer got both validation and satisfaction from her father's reaction (and what it took to get there), underscoring her true purpose: to promote diversity. What cause gets you fired up? Think through how you can show not just what matters, but why.

One more bonus example we love that could also fit this prompt (perhaps even more so if "satisfaction" was incorporated in a few key places):

Example:

I find meaning in the empty disposition forms made possible by Peer Council's staunch defiance of conventional justice. At Peer Council, I serve with a small team to hear criminal cases involving local youth.

Peer council isn't about whether the defendant "did the illegal thing." The point of our intervention is to understand the motivation behind the participant's actions. Even when cases are serious, we seek a holistic view of someone's situation before coming to a decision.

Criminal justice too often follows a stringent chain of cause and effect — crime and punishment. I relish that we are able to show compassion and encourage progress. So often I've seen crime bring its own consequences. Self betterment doesn't require further alienation, and I don't believe indifferent retribution can address the issues underlying criminal behavior.

Despite our efforts, many problems are too deep and complex to resolve in a lifetime, let alone an hour. When it really matters, the help our community needs is often out of our reach. The cases end, and the participants leave, returning to the same murky futures and dysfunctional families.

Once our participants complete the council's legally-binding sentence, no criminal record is made. They go, and get a second chance like the crime never happened. Little means more to me than an empty disposition form — proof progress is independent from punishment, that a second chance was enough. But sometimes, the emptiness embodies failure. It reminds me of what I wish I could change.

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How to Write the Yale Supplemental Essay Prompt #9

If you selected one of the engineering majors, please tell us more about what has led you to an interest in this field of study, what experiences (if any) you have had in engineering, and what it is about Yale's Engineering program that appeals to you. Please answer in 250 words or fewer.

This is a classic "Why us?" essay. See tips above for prompt #2, and/or check out the full "Why us?" guide here.

Special thanks to Andy for contributing to this post.

Andy CEG

Andrew has worked as an educator, consultant, and curriculum writer for the past 15 years, and attended Stanford and Oxford, earning degrees in Political Science and Drama. He feels most at home on mountain tops.

Top Values:  Insight/Growth | Truth | Integrity

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