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Mount Holyoke College

South Hadley, MassachusettsPrivate

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Mount Holyoke College’s 2024-25 Essay Prompts

Select-A-Prompt Short Response

Not Required
400 Words

Please select one of the three prompts below. Your essay should be between 250-400 words.


Option 1

What unique characteristic about Mount Holyoke makes you interested in attending?


Option 2

Every day, our students cultivate the competence, confidence and courage to make an impact — whether on a personal, community or global level. Tell us about the context in which you have grown up, what forms your aspirations and how your community has shaped your outlook.


Option 3

What do you find fascinating? Choose a person, place, concept, idea, or theory and tell us why!

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