Application Essay Prompt In a typed essay of at least 300 words, please describe: why you are applying to SUNY Empire State College What you hope to study, and how earning a degree in that field of study will help you achieve your personal and professional goals, and what strengths and experiences (educational, employment, community and personal background) you possess that will help make you a successful student at SUNY Empire State College. Harry Van Arsdale Jr. School for Labor Studies Essay Prompt In a typed essay of at least 300 words write a response to either A or B: (A) “Nothing is really work unless you would rather be doing something else.” (James M. Barrie) Write an essay in support of the above passage by Barrie. Make a clear point and then explain and illustrate your answer with your own experiences, observations or readings. (B) “Get happiness out of your work or you may never know what happiness is.” (Elbert Hubbard) Write an essay in support of the above passage, by Hubbard. Make a clear point and then explain and illustrate your answer with your own experiences, observations or readings.