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California Institute of Technology (Caltech) 2020-21 Supplemental Essay Prompt Guide
The Requirements: 3 long essay of 250-400 words; 3 short essays of 120 words each Supplemental Essay Type(s): Community, Activity, Short Answer, Oddball California Institute of Technology (Caltech) 2020-21 Application Essay Question Explanations Describe three experiences and/or activities that have helped develop your passion for a possible career in a STEM field. Use the separate […]
Vanderbilt University 2020-21 Supplemental Essay Prompt Guide
Vanderbilt University 2020-21 Application Essay Question Explanations Vanderbilt decided to keep it short and sweet, so we’ll follow suit. A one-question supplement means you’ve got one shot at perfection. No pressure, though. The Requirements: 1 essay of 150-400 words Supplemental Essay Type(s): Activity Please briefly elaborate on one of your extracurricular activities or work experiences. […]
Macalester College 2020-21 Supplemental Essay Prompt Guide
Macalester College 2020-2021 Application Essay Question Explanations The Requirements: 3 essays of 500 words Supplemental Essay Type(s): Personal statement, Community Application forms like this often require people to uncomfortably categorize their race, ethnicity, gender, or other identities by checking boxes. Is there anything about your (or your family’s) background that you would like us to […]
College of William & Mary 2020-21 Supplemental Essay Prompt Guide
College of William & Mary 2020-21 Application Essay Question Explanations The Requirements: 1 essay of 500 words or less Supplemental Essay Type(s): Topic of your choice Why hello, you lucky devils. William & Mary only has one supplemental essay! And it’s optional! Actually, the second part is kind of a lie. William & Mary may […]
Hofstra University 2020-21 Supplemental Essay Prompt Guide
Hofstra University 2020-21 Application Essay Question Explanations The Requirements: 1 essay of 500 words Supplemental Essay Type(s): Why Why are you applying to Hofstra? (500 word maximum.) Hofstra wants to know why you want to give them your final Bachelor rose. Do you love their smile? Did you have an instant connection when they got […]
Flagler College 2020-21 Supplemental Essay Prompt Guide
Flagler College 2020-21 Application Essay Question Explanation The Requirements: 2 essays of 250 words each Supplemental Essay Type(s): Why Why are you interested in Flagler College? (250 words) Why Flagler? Odds are that you’ve seen this prompt before (or one very similar to it) and our advice is the same: start with research. Go to Flagler […]
Harvey Mudd College 2020-21 Supplemental Essay Prompt Guide
Harvey Mudd College 2020-21 Application Essay Question Explanations The Requirements: 1 essay of 500 words, 1 short essay of 100 words Supplemental Essay Type(s): Why, Oddball What influenced you to apply to Harvey Mudd College? What about the HMC curriculum and community appeals to you? Please limit your response to 500 words. In a marvelous […]
Trinity College 2020-21 Supplemental Essay Prompt Guide
Trinity College 2020-21 Application Essay Question Explanations The Requirements: 1 essay of 250-650 words Supplemental Essay Type(s): Community combined with Why We know it. You know it. We know you know it. And now you know we know you know it: good research is the key to almost any supplemental essay! And Trinity College is […]
Pitzer College 2020-21 Supplemental Essay Prompt Guide
Pitzer College 2020-21 Application Essay Question Explanation The Requirements: 1 essay of 650 words Supplemental Essay Type(s): Why, Community At Pitzer, five core values distinguish our approach to education: social responsibility, intercultural understanding, interdisciplinary learning, student engagement and environmental sustainability. As agents of change, our students utilize these values to create solutions to our world’s […]
Northwestern University 2020-21 Supplemental Essay Prompt Guide
Northwestern University 2020-21 Application Essay Question Explanation 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 9% acceptance rate) lobs you a softball, you’ve got […]
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