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Duke University’s 2024-25 Essay Prompts
Why This College Short Response
What is your sense of Duke as a university and a community, and why do you consider it a good match for you? If there‘s something in particular about our offerings that attracts you, feel free to share that as well.
Duke Kunshan University Short Response
Why do you think Duke Kunshan University is a good match for you? And what special qualities do you feel you could bring to Duke Kunshan University?
Gap Year Program Short Response
Please describe your gap year plans as you currently are considering them. By responding to this prompt, you are not committing to taking a gap year.
Select-A-Prompt Short Response
We want to emphasize that the following questions are optional. Feel free to answer one or two if you believe that doing so will add something meaningful that is not already shared elsewhere in your application. Five optional questions are available - a maximum of 2 can be selected.
Option 1
Perspective response: We believe a wide range of viewpoints, beliefs, and lived experiences are essential to making Duke a vibrant and meaningful living and learning community. Feel free to share with us anything in this context that might help us better understand you and what you might bring to our community.
Option 2
Intellectual experience: Tell us about an experience in the past year or two that reflects your imagination, creativity, or intellect.
Option 3
Beliefs & values: We believe there is benefit in sharing and sometimes questioning our beliefs or values; who do you agree with on the big important things, or who do you have your most interesting disagreements with? What are you agreeing or disagreeing about?
Option 4
Orientation, identity, expression: Duke’s commitment to inclusion and belonging includes sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression. Feel free to share with us more about how your identity in this context has meaning for you as an individual or as a member of a community.
Option 5
Being different: We recognize that not fully “fitting in” a community or place can sometimes be difficult. Duke values the effort, resilience, and independence that may require. Feel free to share with us circumstances where something about you is different and how that’s influenced your experiences or identity.
