FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION
ESSAY
RéSUMé
TCU is a selective university, and our Admission and Scholarship Committees review thousands of applications
each year. The essay tells us a great deal about our candidates and allows for expression of writing skills,
organizational skills, creativity and imagination. The essay should be 300-500 words in length and legible. Feel
free to be serious, humorous or somewhere in between. Compose your essay on one of the following topics.
TCU will evaluate your application using a broad range of criteria. A suggested format for your leadership
and membership résumé is listed below. Please include your name, date of birth, current school, city and
state.
Academic Honors – Include year in school and subjects or organizations involved (if applicable)
Extracurricular Activities (school and other) – Include years of participation, leadership positions
held and your plans for participation in college
Community / Volunteer or Religious Activities – Include years of participation, leadership positions
held and your plans for participation in college
Work Experience – Include employment responsibilities, number of hours per week and time of
employment (school year and/or summer)
Educational Travel – Include location and brief description of the experience
{ OPTIONAL } Take a blank 8 1/
2
x 11 sheet of paper. Do with this page what you wish. Your only limitations
are the boundaries of the page. Consider this an opportunity to further express yourself. Keep in mind that
your optional page must fit into your application folder. It needs to be no larger than 8 1/
2
x 11 and flat! Or
you can upload a video and send the link to frogmail@tcu.edu, along with your full name and date of birth.
You don't have to submit anything, but we hope you will use your imagination.
TCU's goal is to admit students who excel in the classroom and beyond. On separate sheets of paper, please complete the
following. Please include your name, date of birth, current