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University of Delaware 2017-18 Supplemental Essay Prompt Guide
University of Delaware 2017-18 Application Essay Question Explanations The Requirements: 3 essays of 250 words; 1 essay of 100 words; 1 optional essay of 500 words Supplemental Essay Type(s): Why, Additional Info University of Delaware admissions is playing mighty coy on this supplement. According to them, these brief essays are allegedly optional, but as you […]
Wellesley College 2017-18 Supplemental Essay Prompt Guide
Wellesley College 2017-18 Application Essay Question Explanations The Requirements: 1 essay of 2 paragraphs Supplemental Essay Type(s): Why Madeleine Albright. Hillary Clinton. Nora Ephron. These are just a few of the remarkable women who have graduated from Wellesley College. This selective and self-selecting community is only asking you to write one essay, so it had […]
Chapman University 2017-18 Supplemental Essay Prompt Guide
Chapman University 2017-18 Application Essay Question Explanations This Chapman supplement offers some of the most serious supplemental questions we have ever seen — and some of the silliest. As a religiously-affiliated school, Chapman takes its values seriously, so be prepared to examine your own… right before coming up with your own personal hashtag. To help […]
University of San Francisco 2017-18 Supplemental Essay Prompt Guide
University of San Francisco 2017-18 Application Essay Question Explanations The Requirements: 1 essay of 200 words Supplemental Essay Type(s): Why If the University of San Francisco supplement was on the menu at a fancy restaurant, it would be called, “Why Two Ways.” Both prompts (of which you have to choose 1) act like typical why […]
Dartmouth College 2017-18 Supplemental Essay Prompt Guide
Dartmouth College 2017-18 Application Essay Question Explanations The Requirements: 1 essay of 100 words, 1 essay of 250-300 words. Supplemental Essay Type(s): Why, Oddball, Community, Topic of Your Choice Unlike many of its Ivy League peers, Dartmouth’s supplement is mercifully brief. It’s also deceptively brief! Although its list of prompts could comprise an essay unto […]
Emerson College 2017-18 Supplemental Essay Prompt Guide
Emerson College 2017-18 Application Essay Question Explanations The Requirements: 2 essays of 100-200 words each Supplemental Essay Type(s): Why, Oddball Emerson may have produced the most perfectly balanced supplement of the application season. These two brief essays zip together to form a complete picture of who you are: serious and silly, restrained and creative. You […]
The New School 2017-18 Supplemental Essay Prompt Guide
The New School 2017-18 Application Essay Question Explanations The Requirements: 1 essay of 500-650 words; 1 essay of 250-500 words. Supplemental Essay Type(s): Why The New School has added a New Challenge to the most basic supplemental question out there: why here? By splitting this classic query into two distinct questions, admissions is asking you […]
Elon University 2017-18 Supplemental Essay Prompt Guide
Elon University 2017-18 Application Essay Question Explanations The Requirements: 1 essay of 500 words; 1 optional additional info essay Supplemental Essay Type(s): Additional Information, Oddball The task here is simple: help Elon admissions officers get to know you better. No weird prompts, no extensive lists. Just write one extended essay that tells admissions something they […]
Tufts University 2017-18 Supplemental Essay Prompt Guide
Tufts University 2017-18 Application Essay Question Explanations The Requirements: 1 short answer of 50-100 words and 2 essays of 200-250 essays. Supplemental Essay Type(s): Why, Community, Oddball, Short Answer This year, the Tufts supplement is a classic, starting you off with two classic prompts and then offering up a selection of quirkier questions. Despite the […]
Northwestern University 2017-18 Supplemental Essay Prompt Guide
Northwestern University 2017-18 Supplemental Essay Prompt Guide The Requirements: 1 essay of 300 words or less Supplemental Essay Type(s): Why Is it a mirage? No it’s the Northwestern supplement. And yes, it only has one (1!) solitary question. But when a school like Northwestern (with its 10.7% acceptance rate) lobs you a softball, you’ve got […]
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