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Please respond to three of the following four “short answer” questions. Your answer should be no longer than one to three words:
Short Answer Question 1: What hashtag would you use to describe yourself?*
Short Answer Question 2: If you could teach a course at Kehillah, what would it be called?*
Short Answer Question 3: What historical moment or event do you wish you could have witnessed?*
Short Answer Question 4: Kendrick Lamar won the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Music, becoming the first non-classical or jazz musician to win the award. Whom do you believe will be the next person to break boundaries in artistic, scientific or literary accomplishment? (From Wake Forest University)*
Answer one of the three questions below:
- Rabbi Nachman of Breslov said, “If you are not a better person tomorrow than you are today, what need have you for a tomorrow?” When you daydream, what kind of person do you hope to become in the future?
- What would you change about the place you live?
- Feeling creative? Pose and answer your own question.
Additional Optional Questions:
Optional Common Essay Prompt from the Bay Area Admissions Directors:
Describe an interest, talent, or skill that brings you joy – one that you believe your application would be incomplete without sharing.
Optional Common Essay Prompt from the Bay Area Admissions Directors:
Sun Tzu said, “In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity.” What opportunities were you able to seize during your middle school years?
Optional Portfolio Submission:
If you have a passion you would like to share with us, we invite you to submit an example of art, video storytelling, photography, creative writing, performance, technology, or — surprise us!
Copy and paste this link into your browser to upload submission: https://goo.gl/forms/uEZ8SQSuw7KaLPpi2