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Swarthmore College 2020-21 Supplemental Essay Prompt Guide
Swarthmore College 2020-21 Application Essay Question Explanations The Requirements: 1 essay of 250 words Supplemental Essay Type(s): Community, Why As part of the Common or Coalition Application, you will be asked to submit no more than 250 words in response to a short answer question. For the 2020-2021 admissions cycle, students will be asked to […]
Sarah Lawrence College 2020-21 Supplemental Essay Guide
Sarah Lawrence College 2020-21 Application Essay Question Explanations The Requirements: 1 essay of 250-500 words Supplemental Essay Type(s): Why, Activity, Community Optional: We know that there may be elements of who you are as a person and student that you may not feel are conveyed fully in the other sections of this application. If you […]
Providence College 2020-21 Supplemental Essay Prompt Guide
Providence College 2020-21 Application Essay Question Explanations The Requirements: 1 essay of 250-500 words Supplemental Essay Type(s): Community, Oddball Should you choose to complete an optional essay, please select one of the following prompts and limit your response to 250-500 words. First of all, we at College Essay Advisors firmly believe that there is no […]
Lynn University 2020-21 Supplemental Essay Prompt Guide
Lynn University 2020-21 Application Essay Question Explanation The Requirements: 1 essay of 250 words, 1 essay of 150 words Supplemental Essay Type(s): Activity, Community Please briefly elaborate on one of your extracurricular activities or work experiences. (250 words) In responding to this prompt, your job is to tell admissions something they don’t already know about […]
Loyola Marymount University 2020-21 Supplemental Essay Prompt Guide
Loyola Marymount University 2020-21 Application Essay Question Explanations Loyola Marymount eases you into their supplement with a classic why essay, but don’t let your guard down. There are some challenging options in the second section. The instructions say it best: these prompts are an opportunity for you to show off your “critical and creative thinking.” […]
Howard University 2020-21 Supplemental Essay Prompt Guide
Howard University 2020-21 Application Essay Question Explanation The Requirements: 1 essay of 250 words Supplemental Essay Type(s): Activity Please briefly elaborate on one of your extracurricular activities or work experiences. (250 words) Activity essays like this one are quite common and really are as straightforward as they seem. The most difficult part is usually selecting […]
Colgate University 2020-21 Supplemental Essay Prompt Guide
Colgate University 2020-21 Application Essay Question Explanations The Requirements: 2 essays of 150-200 words, 1 list Supplemental Essay Type(s): Oddball, Community To offer each applicant the opportunity to share additional information in their application, Colgate offers optional supplementary questions. Students can choose to respond to any or all of the essay prompts. Question 1: A […]
Chapman University 2020-21 Supplemental Essay Prompt Guide
Chapman University 2020-21 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 […]
Manchester University 2020-21 Supplemental Essay Prompt Guide
Manchester University 2020-21 Application Essay Question Explanations The Requirements: 2 essays of 250 words each Supplemental Essay Type(s): Why, Activity Please briefly elaborate on one of your extracurricular activities or work experiences. (250 words) Activity essays like this one are quite common and really are as straightforward as they seem. The most difficult part is […]
Saint Elizabeth University 2020-21 Supplemental Essay Prompt Guide
Saint Elizabeth University 2020-21 Application Essay Question Explanation The Requirements: 2 essays of 250 words each Supplemental Essay Type(s): Why, Oddball Why do you want to attend the Saint Elizabeth University? (250 words) A classic short Why essay. Do some research on Saint Elizabeth’s course offerings, campus, and extracurriculars; and then show admissions why SEU […]