this year and in prior years Emery is asked a question that is focused on service serving the greater good public interest this year we have to consider somebody’s idea of doing what is in the public interest despite the potential cost discuss an example in your life or the life of another that’s come to your attention that’s option one option two would be in the spirit of memories tradition of courageous inquiry what question do you want to help answer and why so kind of the same thing you’re helping people you’re solving problems and I would rather you choose to discuss your you have an option here discuss your own life or somebody else’s life essays about you you’re applying to college and ask somebody else again maybe it’s a sibling or relative you learned a lot from somebody maybe that’s a introductory paragraph or first half of the essay how somebody helped you start your own path to learning but it’s got to be about you I think an entire essay focused on say I’m just looking at this essay prompt one which seems to be pretty focused on health care specifically so let’s say somebody that you know maybe a sibling has some type of disability and you learned a lot from it that’s great you could write I’m sure a lot about it and it could be a nice piece of writing but incorporate other things into an essay whenever possible to show the full range of your personality and in a point every a lot of students forget about Oxford College which is located around 35 miles outside of Atlanta in Oxford Georgia and it’s a really great option for students who maybe don’t think they can get into the Emory but really would like to go so for the first two years you’re in Oxford and you’re taking smaller seminar style classes which are great for a lot of students in the acceptance rate is around 20% at this point 20% higher and then after those two years at Oxford you graduate with an Emory degree after going to the main Emory campus so pretty good deal if you think about it had a lot of students just don’t even know that exists so if you’re interested in Emory definitely check out Oxford College as well and good luck with the rest of your applications stay tuned I’ll talk to you soon