hours over the past six months</li>
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<h2 id='essay-questions'>Initial Application Essays</h2>

<p>Before you fill out the initial application, write answers to the four essay questions. Keep your answers in a personal document for future applications.</p>

<h3 id='no-generative-ai-essays'>No generative AI allowed for initial application essays</h3>
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<h3 id='essay-questions'>Essay questions</h3>

<p><b>The initial application includes four 