Essay 1: Video Essay

What makes you feel alive when you are doing it, and why?

Your video essay may be recorded on the next page. The video essay can be completed either before or after submitting the application. The latest deadline to record the video essay is 7 days after the round’s deadline. Video essays may not exceed 2 minutes. Applicants may record the video essay up to two times. However, if you choose to use the second attempt, the first recording will be deleted and cannot be submitted.

Applicants are required to record a video essay. The video essay can be completed either before or after submitting the application. The latest deadline to record the video essay is 7 days after the round’s deadline. Video essays may not exceed 2 minutes. Applicants may record the video essay up to two times. However, if you choose to use the second attempt, the first recording will be deleted and cannot be submitted.

Video essays should respond to the following prompt:

What makes you feel alive when you are doing it, and why?

This section of the application requires a webcam and microphone. Please be sure you are in a quiet and well-lit environment before you begin. You are allowed 2 attempts to record your Video Essay, and your response can be no longer than 2 minutes.

Before recording, you will be prompted to test your audio-visual connection. Follow the steps on-screen and check the box to confirm your successful completion of the audio-visual test.
You will then be asked to confirm that you are ready to begin recording your Video Essay.
Once you click the “Ready” button, the Video Essay question will appear and you will have 20 seconds (on-screen countdown) before recording begins. Once you have finished responding, click the “Stop” button. Note that the recording will end automatically at 2 minutes – the maximum video length – if you do not click the “Stop” button.
You will have the opportunity to review your first attempt and choose to submit or discard your recording. If you discard this first recording, you will have a final attempt to re-record your response.
Once finished, you will be prompted to continue through the submission process.