The Essay Prompts

Essay A & Essay B Prompts

Application to Plan II Honors requires submission of Essay A and Essay B, the same essays required to complete the application to UT Austin.

If an applicant applies to a college or program which requires Essay D, the applicant should still submit both Essay A and Essay B to complete an application to Plan II Honors. The applicant can submit the third essay using the on-line essay submission through BeALonghorn (submitting Essay A or Essay B as though submitting Essay C the“special circumstances” essay),

• Essay A: Personal Essay 1: Write an essay in which you tell us about someone who has made an impact on your life and explain how and why this person is important to you.
• Essay B: Personal Essay 2: Choose an issue of importance to you—the issue could be personal, school related, local, political, or international in scope—and write an essay in which you explain the significance of that issue to yourself, your family, your community, or your generation.

The Plan II Academic Statement

(this short answer question is embedded within the required on-line honors application)

Admissions prompts are designed to allow applicants to tell an admissions committee about themselves and to show how and why the applicant is a good fit for the school or program. First, we would like you to write a prompt, designed specifically for Plan II applicants, that accomplishes these tasks.

Then, explain how this prompt would help Plan II identify individuals who understand the meaning of “a Renaissance education for the 21st century.” Also, explain how someone like yourself might employ such an education.

We are interested in seeing your creativity, your analytical ability, and what you might bring to Plan II.

Please limit your response to 250 words.