The Requirements: One required 150-word essay, one required 250-word essay and one optional 250-word essay. Supplemental Essay Type(s): Topic of your choice, Community Duke University 2017-2018 Application Essay Question Explanations If you are applying to the Trinity College of Arts and Sciences/Pratt School of Engineering as a first year applicant, please discuss why you consider […]
The Requirements: 11 essays and short answers of varying length. Supplemental Essay Type(s): Why, Community, Oddball Stanford University 2017-2018 Application Essay Question Explanations Unshockingly, given that Stanford is the most difficult university to get into in the country, this supplement is a doozie. It puts both your writing and creativity to the test in a […]
University of Washington 2017-2018 Application Essay Question Explanations The Requirements: One 300 word essay (required), one 200 word essay (optional). Supplemental Essay Type (s): Oddball, Community Short Response Our families and communities often define us and our individual worlds. Community might refer to your cultural group, extended family, religious group, neighborhood or school, sports team or […]
Boston College 2017-2018 Application Essay Question Explanations The Requirements: Choose one out of four prompts. 400 words max. Supplemental Essay Type(s): Oddball, Community The writing supplement topics for Fall 2018 first-year applicants are: We would like to get a better sense of you. Please respond to one of the following prompts. (400 word limit) 1. […]
Villanova 2017-2018 Application Essay Question Explanations The Requirements: Choose one out of three prompts. 250-1000 words. Supplemental Essay Type(s): Oddball, Community In addition to the essay included with the Common Application and as part of Villanova’s Member Section of the Common Application, Villanova requires that you submit one Villanova Essay (of 250-1000 words per the […]
UNC 2017-2018 Application Essay Question Explanations The Requirements: Choose two out of four prompts. 200-250 words each. Supplemental Essay Type(s): Oddball, Why University of North Carolina’s supplement will provide you with four prompts, and you will choose two. Each response will be limited to 200-250 words. 1. Tell us about a peer who has made […]
Emory University 2017-2018 Application Essay Question Explanations The Requirements: Answer two of the four prompts. 150 words each. Supplemental Essay Type: Oddball, Community In addition to your Personal Statement, please choose two (2) of the short answer prompts below. Be thoughtful in your responses, but don’t stress about what the right answer might be. We […]
Before we begin… The University of Michigan supplement is one of the more comprehensive sets of essay questions out there; so if you’re applying to a wide swathe of schools, it’s an excellent place to start. The supplement asks you for a “why,” “community,” and “activity” essay — three assignments that are fairly common on […]
Before you dig in… The Wake Forest supplement always gives our students a run for their money and the 2017-18 Wake Forest application is no exception. (Six short answer questions plus an essay? What gives?!) That’s why we made you a guide that explains the purpose of each of these thought-provoking prompts and how to […]
First thing’s first… Students hoping to apply to the University of Virginia (UVA) in this coming application cycle – you’re in luck! UVA is one of the first schools to officially confirm their supplemental essay questions for the 2017-18 admissions season. Are you excited? You should be. This means you can start brainstorming for and […]
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