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The New School 2021-22 Supplemental Essay Prompt Guide
The New School 2021-22 Application Essay Question Explanations The Requirements: 1 essay of 500-650 words Supplemental Essay Type(s): Why Why The New School? The New School’s innovative programs and engaged community are inspired by the future. Tell us about your future self. Where are you? What are you doing? What are you innovating? How are […]
University of Florida 2021-22 Supplemental Essay Prompt Guide
University of Florida 2021-22 Supplemental Essay Prompt Guide The Requirements: 1 essay of 250 words Supplemental Essay Type(s): Activity Please provide more details on your most meaningful commitment outside of the classroom while in high school and explain why it was meaningful. This could be related to an extracurricular activity, work, volunteering, an academic activity, family responsibility, […]
Virginia Tech 2021-22 Supplemental Essay Prompt Guide
Virginia Tech 2021-22 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 […]
Lipscomb University 2021-22 Supplemental Essay Prompt Guide
Lipscomb University 2021-22 Application Essay Question Explanation The Requirements: 1 essay of 250 words, 1 essay of 300 words, 1 short answer Supplemental Essay Type(s): Activity, Why Please briefly elaborate on one of your extracurricular activities or work experiences. (250 words) This is a standard activity essay, and odds are, you’ve seen one just like […]
University of Colorado Boulder 2021-22 Supplemental Essay Prompt Guide
University of Colorado Boulder 2021-22 Application Essay Question Explanations The Requirements: 2 essays of 250 words each Supplemental Essay Type(s): Personal statement, Why At the University of Colorado Boulder, no two Buffs are alike. We value difference and support equity and inclusion of all students and their many intersecting identities. Pick one of your unique identities […]
Holy Cross College 2021-22 Supplemental Essay Prompt Guide
Holy Cross College 2021-22 Application Essay Question Explanation The Requirements: 1 essay of 300 words Supplemental Essay Type(s): Why, Community Before you jump into this guide, make sure you’re not looking for information about College of the Holy Cross! Holy Cross College is a separate institution, and only this school requires supplemental essays — College […]
Davidson College 2021-22 Supplemental Essay Guide
Davidson College 2021-22 Application Essay Question Explanations The Requirements: Why, Oddball, Activity Supplemental Essay Type(s): 2 essays of 250-300 words There are just under 4,000 4-year colleges and universities in the United States. Being as specific as possible, what interests you most about Davidson College (250-300 words) This brief assignment is Davidson’s version of the classic […]
Trinity College 2021-22 Supplemental Essay Prompt Guide
Trinity College 2021-22 Application Essay Question Explanations The Requirements: 1 essay of 300 words Supplemental Essay Type(s): Community Please consider writing an additional optional essay that focuses on your specific interest in Trinity College. In 300 words or less, please write an essay about the following prompt. You may type directly into the box or […]
Kalamazoo College 2021-22 Supplemental Essay Prompt Guide
Kalamazoo College 2021-22 Application Essay Question Explanation The Requirements: 1 essay of 500 words Supplemental Essay Type(s): Oddball If any of these three inanimate objects could talk, how would your room, computer or phone describe you? (500 words or less) Kalamazoo is really out here asking the hard-hitting questions!! But seriously, don’t let this prompt […]
University of San Diego 2021-22 Supplemental Essay Prompt Guide
University of San Diego 2021-22 Application Essay Question Explanations The Requirements: 1 essay of 350 words, 1 essay of 200 words Supplemental Essay Type(s): Community, Why The University of San Diego is surprisingly single-minded! Even though there are four separate prompts, and even though you have to respond to two of them, they’re all kind […]
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