Write an essay (three to four pages) that provides insight into your values and interests. Your essay should focus on what is important to you and what has shaped your life. Please describe personal experiences and actions that have shaped these beliefs. Grading criteria include coherent organization, evocative detail, meaningful insight, and grammatical and stylistic clarity. You can write a broader introduction of yourself or focus on an incident, interest, belief, or attitude. I am looking for an essay that enables me to get to know you better and what is important to you. Some students have focused on family, a close friend, religion, hobbies, tough decision they had to make, a life changing experience and many more topics. You options are infinite .