In addition to the essay included with the Common Application and as part of Villanova’s Member Section of the Common Application, Villanova requires that you submit one Villanova Essay (of 250-1000 words per the Common Application guidelines) from the three choices below. This essay is an important part of your application as it provides us with an opportunity to gain more insights into your candidacy.
Please note: the Villanova Essay should have a separate and distinctive response to that of the Common Application Essay.
Villanova Essay Prompts (2017-18)
Option One:
At Villanova, we believe that it is our similarities that make us strong, but our differences that make us stronger. Please tell us about a relationship that you have with someone who is different from you and how that has changed who you are today.
Option Two:
“Become what you are not yet”
– Saint Augustine
When you daydream, who do you hope to become in the future?
Option Three:
Describe a book, movie, song or other work of art that has been significant to you since you were young and how its meaning has changed for you as you have grown.