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Identify an important global or local issue that you believe does not receive sufficient attention. Why is this issue often overlooked or under-addressed? Analyze possible paths forward and propose a realistic strategy to raise awareness and advance solutions. Finally, evaluate your proposal's potential to create meaningful change, considering its feasibility, limitations, trade-offs, implementation challenges, and possible unintended consequences.

One of the Schreyer Honors College values is Empowered Growth. What values, beliefs or experiences have empowered you to grow intellectually and/or personally?

If you were able to go anywhere in the world, outside of the country you currently reside in, where would you go and why?

List your extracurricular activities over the last four years. This can include school and non-school activities. Please include any leadership roles you have had.

Tell us about your most significant leadership experience and why leadership is important to you.

List awards or other recognitions (if any) you have received in or outside of school over the last four years.

Reflecting on the recognitions listed above, which one stands out as having an impact on your outlook and why?

Tell us about a book or other media that has made you think about something in a new way.

Everyone belongs to many different communities and/or groups. Choose one of the communities or groups to which you belong and describe how it has influenced your life over the last four years.

Please use this space to share information you would like us to consider that has not been discussed elsewhere in your application.

Tell us what is your intended major and how you will apply your major to address any global challenge. (Examples: food insecurity, clean water access, climate change, healthcare disparities)

What strengths will you bring to the community? How will you contribute to and benefit from the collaborative environment?

How has resilience played a role in your life and how do you see it affecting your college career?

Reflect on how your unique background and experiences have influenced your interactions with others and shaped your understanding of collaborative work within STEM.

This is your opportunity to share something about yourself that is not already reflected in your application or academic records. Please tell us something about yourself, your experiences, or activities that you believe would reflect positively on your ability to succeed at Penn State.

Tell us about your most significant leadership experience and why leadership is important to you. This could include community roles, family contributions, research, clubs and organizations, etc. Describe challenges you've faced and successes you've had in these roles.

Everyone belongs to many different communities and/or groups, including shared geography, faith, ethnicity, income, cuisine, interest, race, or intellectual heritage. Choose one of the communities or groups to which you belong and describe how it has influenced your life over the last four years.

Please use this space to share information you would like us to consider that has not been discussed elsewhere in your application (optional).