American University students identify as changemakers and describe themselves as passionate. Elaborate on a belief, hobby, idea, issue, or topic about which you’re excited
Select one of the following prompts. Prompt A: Tell us who you are, and who you want to become, by describing in detail a material object belonging to you or to someone in your family. Prompt B: The psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi famously used the word “flow” to describe a state of deep immersion in a task or activity, in which “The ego falls away. Time flies. Every action, movement, and thought follows inevitably from the previous one, like playing jazz. Your whole being is involved, and you’re using your skills to the utmost.” Describe an activity that can put you into a flow state. What is that experience like, and how does that experience match with your educational plans. Prompt C: Each year, the Honors College selects a quote to exhort the incoming cohort to aspire to the ideals of the College. In 2024, the quotation was from the seventeenth-century mathematician and philosopher René Descartes: “It is not enough to have a good mind. The main thing is to use it well.” What quotation would you propose the Honors College adopt for the incoming honors cohort of 2026, and why? What does this choice tell us about you, your interests and your life goals?