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Common Application Supplement

Furman University approaches the admission process holistically, meaning that the Admission Committee strives to get to know each applicant on an individual basis. We seek students who possess an intellectual curiosity, demonstrate commitment to their communities, and display leadership through service and civic engagement. In short, our goal is to shape a community with students who understand that education allows for the development of minds as well as hearts.

Accordingly, at Furman, we believe that a student’s potential for success cannot be determined solely by standardized test scores. In light of this, submitting SAT and ACT scores is optional.

Would you like the Admission Committee to consider your standardized test scores?  

Student Information

Legal Name: First Middle Last
Address 
City  State  Zip Code
Country Date of Birth (mm/dd/yyyy)  

Furman offers a Legacy Scholarship for students whose parents or grandparents attended Furman. Please indicate if your parents or grandparents are Furman alumni. 

Name Relation Graduation Year   
Name Relation Graduation Year   
Name Relation Graduation Year   
Name Relation Graduation Year   

 I do not have parents or grandparents who attended Furman.


Optional Short Answer

Furman’s Admission Committee invites you to take advantage of this additional opportunity to tell us more about yourself by answering one of these questions in 250 words or less. 

  1. Passion has been defined as “the object of an intense desire, ardent affection, or enthusiasm.” How would you define passion in your life? What are the ideas, people, and experiences about which you feel passionate?

  2. Describe a time when you felt it was necessary to challenge authority in the defense of fairness. What did you learn?

  3. The author Frederick Buechner said, “The time is ripe for . . . sifting through the things we have done and the things we have left undone for a clue to who we are and who, for better or worse, we are becoming.” As you look back over your life up to this point, what things have you done that provide clues about who you are and who you are becoming?

I decline the opportunity of writing an answer.



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