/ Office of Academics
Department of Student Performance & Improvement
5225 W. Vliet Street
Milwaukee, WI 53208
(414) 475-8258 • mps.milwaukee.k12.wi.us
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Essay Topics

  • Tell your story and how you see your future during high school
  • Write about a time you overcame a challenge and how this will help you in high school
  • Explain what you want to do in the future and how high school will help you reach your dreams
  • Describe a time when you solved a problem and how this will help you succeed in high school
  • Tell about a meaningful accomplishment or event that impacts what you want to do in high school

Please type your essay topic in the box below:

Essay Topic

Where do you want us to send your essay? Choose the schools you wish to apply to from the drop down menus. Mark no more than two in each category. However, if you did not apply to a selective criteria school, you may select a third traditional high school option.

Selective Criteria Schools

(These schools require you to complete additional criteria). Pick no more than two selective criteria schools.

Rufus King International School (An additional scored essay session is required) / Ronald Wilson Reagan College Preparatory High School (An additional scored essay session is required)
Golda Meir School (Two letters of recommendation are required; see the online application) / Milwaukee High School of the Arts (An audition is required)

Please type your selection(s) in the boxes below:

1st Choice / 2nd Choice

Traditional or comprehensive MPS High Schools

Select two schools. If you did not opt to apply to a selective criteria school, you may select three schools.

Alliance / Audubon / Bay View
Bradley Tech / Community / Hamilton
MacDowell Montessori / Madison (JMAC) / Milwaukee School of Languages
Morse-Marshall / North Division / Obama SCTE
Pulaski / Riverside / South Division
Vincent / Washington / Wisconsin Conservatory of Lifelong Learning (WCLL)

Please type your selection(s) in the boxes below:

1st Choice / 2nd Choice
3rd Choice

Important note: If your child is interested in applying to any of the following schools, please contact the school directly. Do not make any of these schools one of your selections using the online form.

Assata High School; Carmen High School of Science & Technology South; Carmen High School of Science & Technology – Northwest; Grandview High School; Hmong American Peace Academy (HAPA); Milwaukee Community Cyber High School; NOVA Middle/High School; NOVA Tech; Shalom High School; Universal Academy for the College Bound – Renaissance.

Please type your essay into this box:

When you have completed your essay, click File > Save As and save your essay file as your last name followed by your Student ID number. Example: stewart 801137 OR If you do not have an MPS ID use your last name and phone number: stewart 4145551010. Follow the instructions for submission.