Catawba College

1. At Catawba, the ideals of Scholarship, Character, Culture and Service are central to the mission and life of the college. Which of these ideals do you find most compelling in your own life and why?
2. Why are you interested in the major you indicated as your first choice major? (If you selected undecided, please share what academic areas you wish to explore at Catawba and why.)
3. Describe how your experiences, perspectives, talents, and/or your involvement in leadership activities (at your school, job, community, or within your family) will help you to make an impact both in and out of the classroom while enrolled at Catawba College.

The page calls them 3 short answer questions and gives no length.

1. What specific class experience (reading, project, conversation, teacher, course, etc.) led you to have a new understanding about yourself or the world around you? In your answer, please describe both the experience and how you were changed by the experience (answer both the what and the how). To help you brainstorm, you may wish to recall experiences in previous classes that led you to reconsider your preferred future lifestyle or career or your beliefs about an issue, person, place, or event.
2. Describe: (a) a time where you became keenly aware that other people saw the world (or an aspect of it, perhaps even you) very differently from the way you see the world, (b) how this revelation way made you feel, and (c) your understanding of how different people can have different versions of what is essentially the same thing (event, person, etc.).

The page says to respond in either a 500-word essay or a 3-minute video. Only if you apply to the Honors Program (offered in the admissions portal to eligible students).