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University of California 2022-23 Essay Prompt Guide
University of California 2022-2023 Application Essay Question Explanations The Requirements: 4 out of 8 essays, 350 words each. Supplemental Essay Type(s): Oddball, Community, Activity The UC application sounds like a riddle. Every student must write four essays, but choose from eight prompts. The rules may be unfamiliar, but the game is the same: tell admissions something […]
Pomona College 2022-23 Supplemental Essay Guide
Pomona College 2022-23 Application Essay Question Explanations The Requirements: 2 essays of 150 words each, 1 essay of 250 words Supplemental Essay Type(s): Why, Oddball, Community The Pomona-specific essay prompts for those applying for Fall 2023 admission include an academic interest statement (max. 150 words); a short-response essay (max. 150 words); and a longer-response essay […]
Wellesley College 2022-23 Supplemental Essay Prompt Guide
Wellesley College 2022-23 Application Essay Question Explanations The Requirements: 1 short essay of 250-400 words Supplemental Essay Type(s): Why Please limit your response to the Wellesley College essay to two well-developed paragraphs. (minimum 250 words, maximum 400 words) When choosing a college community, you are choosing a place where you believe that you can live, […]
Virginia Tech 2022-23 Supplemental Essay Prompt Guide
Virginia Tech 2022-23 Supplemental Essay Prompt Guide The Requirements: 4 short essays of 120 words Supplemental Essay Type(s): Community, Additional Info Each of the Ut Prosim Profile questions are required with a limit of 120 words in length per answer. Once you submit your application, your responses to the questions are final and cannot be updated. Virginia Tech’s […]
Georgetown University 2022-23 Essay Prompt Guide
Georgetown 2022-23 Application Essay Question Explanations The Requirements: 1 essay of 250 words; 1 half-page essay; 2 page-long essays Supplemental Essay Type(s): Activity, Why Prompt 1: Indicate any special talents or skills you possess. (250 words) This prompt may come first on the list, but we think you should save it for last! For the other […]
Cornell University 2022-23 Supplemental Essay Prompt Guide
Cornell University 2022-23 Application Essay Question Explanations The Requirements: 1 school-specific essay of 650 words or 2 essays of 250 words each Supplemental Essay Type(s): Why In the online Common Application Writing Supplement, please respond to the essay question below (maximum of 650 words) that corresponds to the undergraduate college or school to which you […]
Hampshire College 2021-22 Supplemental Essay Guide
Hampshire College 2021-22 Application Essay Question Explanations The Requirements: 1 essay of 500 words Supplemental Essay Type: Oddball At Hampshire College students take ownership of their learning and customize their curriculum. With that in mind, tell us something you recently learned about and find fascinating. What else do you want to learn about this topic […]
University of Delaware 2021-22 Supplemental Essay Prompt Guide
University of Delaware 2021-22 Application Essay Question Explanations The Requirements: 1-4 essays of 250 words Supplemental Essay Type(s): Additional Information, Why Self-Appraisal of your academic performance: The Admissions Committee expects that you will take advantage of this question to explain any grade on your transcript that is unusually low or varies significantly from your usual […]
Capitol Technology University 2022-23 Supplemental Essay Guide
Capitol Technology University 2022-23 Application Essay Question Explanations The Requirements: 1 essay of 300-800 words Supplemental Essay Type(s): Why Why are you interested in Capitol Technology University? (300-800 words) Ah, the infamous Why Essay. This essay is simple enough: Why are you interested in attending Capitol Technology University? Of 5,000+ colleges and universities in the […]
The College of Idaho 2022-23 Supplemental Essay Prompt Guide
The College of Idaho 2022-23 Application Essay Question Explanations The Requirements: 1 essay of 250 words Supplemental Essay Type(s): Why Why are you interested in attending The College of Idaho? (250 words) The College of Idaho has plucked the petals off too many daisies playing He loves me… he loves me not. So instead of […]