Boston University

Common Essay + 2 supplement essay 1 required +1

optional+2 optional
1. In no more than 250 words, please tell us why BU is a good fit for you and
what specifically has led you to apply for admission.
2. Additional Information (optional): Please use this space if you have
additional information, materials, or writing samples you would like us to
consider.
Hint: File should be under 500 KB and one of these types: .pdf .doc .docx .rtf
.txt.

3. Trustee Scholarship Essay (Optional,

12.01 )
To apply for the scholarship, you are required to submit two essays in response to the
Trustee Scholarship questions below. To be considered for the Trustee Scholarship, your
Common Application and all supporting credentials must be submitted no later
than December 1. If you submit your application after this date, you will not be
considered for this award. For more information on the Trustee Scholarship, please
visithttp://www.bu.edu/admissions/apply/tuition-aid-scholarships/scholarships/trustee/.
Boston University Trustee Scholars are encouraged to develop well-informed
and well-reasoned views of important political, social, and artistic issues. We
select students who have a sense of how to present persuasive arguments in
support of their views. With that in mind, please select one of the questions
below and respond with an essay explaining your perspective in 600 words or
less. Please complete your essay on the Common Application as part of your
application to Boston University.
A. Building on recent successes in DNA researchincluding genetically modified
crops, the creation of insulin within genetically modified cells, and the sequencing
of the human genomescientists have begun discussions about the fabrication of
all DNA present in human chromosomes. Some foresee dramatic breakthroughs
for humankind, while others worry that the knowledge would give parents the
ability to select the traits of their offspring and perhaps allow for the creation of
humans without biological parents. There is widespread agreement that the
research touches ethical as well as scientific questions.
In your view, do the potential benefits outweigh its risks? If so, how should its
risks be addressed?

B: Several countries are now developing prototypes for robot weapons, which will
have the capacity to locate targets and launch strikes without human intervention.
Supporters say this is a logical and necessary step, given the growing
technological sophistication of warfare. Critics contend, on both moral and strategic
grounds, that humans must be directly involved whenever lethal force is used.
Do you think the potential use of such weapons should be pursued? Why?

C: The German poet Johann Wolfgang von Goethe wrote: One cannot escape the
world more certainly than through art, and one cannot bind oneself to it more
certainly than through art.
With extended reference to one novel, poem, play, piece of music, or work of art,
please discuss what you believe this sentence to mean.

In addition, please submit a short essay of no more than 300 words, to the
statement below
Something thats not on the resume
Give us a glimpse of a passion, dream, or mental pursuit that absorbs and delights you.