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University of Vermont | UVM’s 2024-25 Essay Prompts

Select-A-Prompt Essay

Not Required
500 Words

If you would like an opportunity to further present yourself to the Admissions Committee, you may submit a short answer to ONE of the following prompts.


Option 1

Why UVM?


Option 2

Established in Burlington, VT, Ben & Jerry’s is synonymous with both ice cream and social change. The “Save Our Swirled” flavor raises awareness of climate change, and “I Dough, I Dough” celebrates marriage equality. If you worked alongside Ben & Jerry, what charitable flavor would you develop and why?


Option 3

UVM is a community that celebrates the unique identity of every student, faculty and staff member. Tell us how your identities have shaped the ways you interact with the world.


Option 4

From the Green Mountains to Lake Champlain to our campus, UVM ±«ÓăÖ±˛Ą are inspired by our location to think about their relationship to the environment. What does your relationship with your environment look like?


Option 5

If you could pick one song to be the soundtrack of your life, what would it be? What is your connection to the song?


Option 6

What is your favorite sentence from your application essay?

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