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Each year, Drake University seeks admitted students with curiosity and the passion to explore interdisciplinary topics that require critical reading, thinking and writing to join Drake University’s Honors Program.
Application Deadline
The priority deadline for Honors Program admission is March 5. First-year student applications received after the priority deadline will be considered on a space available basis, but will not be eligible for the John August Book Award (scholarship) or have a seat held in Honors Foundations for the incoming fall semester. NOTE: Please log in using your Office of Admission application credentials. If you have not yet started your Drake University admission application, you must do so before you can begin your Honors application.
Honors Application
The Honors application requires that you provide short essay responses to three questions that help us learn more about you. These questions are designed to elicit an articulation of the way you approach learning and thinking.
Question 1
Think about a time you pursued a question or idea outside of school because it sparked your curiosity. What was it, what did you discover, and how did it shape your perspective? In what ways has that continued to influence you?
Question 2
Suppose you discover the means by which humans can read the minds of other humans without them knowing. Obviously, this technology would be highly desired by many corporations, governments, etc. What would be the ethical thing to using this technology and why? What risks are there to doing this with this technology and what benefits make you willing to embrace these risks for the sake of benefits?
Question 3
Describe a time when your thinking was challenged through conversation or collaboration with others. What did you learn from the experience? How did it influence the way you think about engaging with others? How (if at all) have you incorporated the lesson of that experience into you current approach to such conversations?
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