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University of Wisconsin-Madison 2019-20 Supplemental Essay Prompt Guide
University of Wisconsin-Madison 2019-20 Application Essay Question Explanation The Requirements: 1 essay of 650 words (or less) Supplemental Essay Type(s): Why Tell us why you decided to apply to the University of Wisconsin-Madison. In addition, please include why you are interested in studying the major(s) you have selected. If you selected undecided please describe […]
Pomona College 2019-20 Supplemental Essay Guide
Pomona College 2019-20 Application Essay Question Explanations The Requirements: 1 essay of 300 words, 2 essays of 200-250 words Supplemental Essay Type(s): Why, Oddball, Community *Upon completing the Academics section: What gets you excited about your academic interest selection(s)? (300 words) This brief prompt is nothing more or less than an academically-inclined Why essay. As […]
Wellesley College 2019-20 Supplemental Essay Prompt Guide
Wellesley College 2019-20 Application Essay Question Explanations The Requirements: 1 essay of 400 words Supplemental Essay Type(s): Why Please limit your response to the Wellesley College essay to two well-developed paragraphs with a maximum of 400 words. When choosing a college community, you are choosing an intellectual community and a place where you believe that […]
University of Cincinnati 2019-20 Supplemental Essay Prompt Guide
University of Cincinnati 2019-20 Application Essay Question Explanations The Requirements: 1 essay of 500-650 words Supplemental Essay Type(s): Why Why did you apply to each of the academic programs listed on your application? This personal statement should provide additional information not already referenced in your application. To nail this question, set aside an hour or […]
Carnegie Mellon University 2019-20 Supplemental Essay Prompt Guide
Carnegie Mellon University 2019-20 Application Essay Question Explanations The Requirements: 3 short essays of 300 words Supplemental Essay Type(s): Why, Short Answer Many students pursue college for a specific degree, career opportunity or personal goal. Whichever it may be, learning will be critical to achieve your ultimate goal. As you think ahead to the process of […]
Smith College 2019-20 Supplemental Essay Guide
Smith College 2019-20 Application Essay Question Explanations It’s almost de rigeur for a small liberal arts school like Smith to have a quirky supplement. So here you go! The prompt is so straightforward and the word limit so low that this might feel like a trap. But it’s not! The only challenge here is getting […]
Yale University 2019-20 Supplemental Essay Prompt Guide
Yale University 2019-20 Application Essay Question Explanations Short Answers dominate the Yale application. So, in brief, they’re looking for confidence. When an essay must clock in at under 100 words, you don’t have time to waffle. There’s no room for for you to circle your main idea with broad statements. You’ve got to get straight […]
University of Washington (UW) 2019-20 Supplemental Essay Prompt Guide
University of Washington 2019-2020 Application Essay Question Explanations The Requirements: One 500 word essay (required), one 300 word essay (required), one 200 word essay (optional). Supplemental Essay Type (s): Oddball, Community, Additional Info Essay Prompt Tell a story from your life, describing an experience that either demonstrates your character or helped to shape it. (500 words) […]
Sarah Lawrence College 2019-20 Supplemental Essay Guide
Sarah Lawrence College 2019-20 Application Essay Question Explanations The Requirements: 1 essay of 250-500 words Supplemental Essay Type(s): Why, Activity 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 wish […]
Trinity College 2019-20 Supplemental Essay Prompt Guide
Trinity College 2019-20 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 […]
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