Sample stanford roommate essays

Here’s one way how to improve your Stanford (or any) roommate essay if you’ve already written a draft: 1. Count how many details in your essay reveal something deep and true about you. (I count 14 good details in the example essay in Part 1 of this post.)

On top of the personal statement, Stanford also asks for 3 additional supplemental essays. One of them, and probably the most well-known Stanford essay prompt that appears year after year, is the letter to your future Stanford roommate: Virtually all of Stanford’s undergraduates live on campus.

Because the roommate essay is open, you should take the opportunity to write on a great topic that you would shy away from in other cases. The main reason why the Stanford admissions committee asks you to write a letter to the roommate is to understand what type of person you are, especially when with peers.

Write a note to your future roommate that reveals something about you or that will help your roommate—and us—know you better. (100–250 words) Here’s what our student, Angelica, wrote: Most people, when first meeting me, describe me as “quiet.” I’m glad I have this chance to tell you that this isn’t really the case.