Cornell General Supplemental Essay.
How I Would Write It?

First of all, you want to understand the imperative of the essay: in this case, it's telling you to Explain how your life experiences will help inform your contributions to a learning community devoted to “... any person … any study.” So Cornell wants you to talk about a story / moment / experience that has changed you for the better, and how you will Use that knowledge and experience to contribute to the inclusive / welcoming environment of Cornell.

After understanding this, you want to brainstorm ideas. Not just brainstorm essay topics, but key ideas you will incorporate in your essay. In this case you want to be thinking about

Communities- What communities are/have you been a part of? List them all and try to rank them based off of importance to you? (Look at prompt for examples)

Life experiences - What experiences have you been through in that community and how have they shaped who you are or what have they taught you? List all experiences for every community but match 1 community with the most important experience.

(Most important) Contributions - From the life experience in the community you chose, What have you learned? What character trait have you developed? Write about how you will use the things you've learned and developed to give to Cornell and improve the overall student body. List all of the possible things you CAN contribute to Cornell and try to choose something unique.

After brainstorming, now write about that 1 contribution from the 1 life experience you got from the 1 important community you were a part of. Focus on writing about YOU as a person, don't focus on the experience, focus on how the experience affected you. There is no right / wrong way to write an essay, keep on revising and changing things until you like it. Write as many drafts as you need.

Tell a story about yourself and try to convince the reader to choose you over others (but don't go overboard on bragging)

Hopefully this helps you out not only with the Cornell Supplemental essay, but any essay you will be writing in the future. Best of Luck!

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Cornell First-Year Writing Supplement Prompts

Cornell University Essay Question
In the aftermath of the U.S. Civil War, Ezra Cornell wrote, "I would found an institution where any person can find instruction in any study." For over 150 years, Cornell University has remained deeply committed to Ezra’s vision. Explain how your life experiences will help inform your contributions to a learning community devoted to “... any person … any study.” We encourage you to think broadly about your life experiences, including how local (e.g., family, school, neighborhood) or global communities you’ve been part of have helped shape your perspective. (350 word limit)

Besides that, there are other College-and-School specific Essay Questions of each College.
For example, the question for ppl applying to College of Arts & Sciences is:At the College of Arts and Sciences, curiosity will be your guide. Discuss how your passion for learning is shaping your academic journey, and what areas of study or majors excite you and why. Your response should convey how your interests align with the College, and how you would take advantage of the opportunities and curriculum in Arts and Sciences. (650 word limit)

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