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Providence College 2019-20 Supplemental Essay Prompt Guide
Providence College 2019-20 Application Essay Question Explanations The Requirements: 1 essay of 250-500 words Supplemental Essay Type(s): Community 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 such […]
University of Southern California (USC) 2019-20 Supplemental Essay Prompt Guide
The Requirements: 2 essays of up to 250 words; 2 short-answer lists. Supplemental Essay Type(s): Why, Oddball, Short Answer University of Southern California 2019-20 Application Essay Questions Explained There’s no nice way to say this: the USC application is kind of all over the place. It kicks off by asking applicants to choose one of […]
Harvard University 2019-20 Supplemental Essay Prompt Guide
Harvard University 2019-20 Application Essay Question Explanations The Requirements: One long essay with no word limit, two 150 word essays Supplemental Essay Type(s): Additional Info, Activity Please briefly elaborate on one of your extracurricular activities or work experiences. (50-150 words) We adore Activity essays like this one because they give you the opportunity to say […]
Boston University 2019-20 Supplemental Essay Prompt Guide
Thank your lucky stars you chose to apply to Boston University! This application supplement is a gift: two of the most straightforward prompts you could ask for, and only one of them is required. But beware, a simple supplement is no reason to ignore a school or save it until the last minute. In fact, […]
Baylor University 2019-20 Supplemental Essay Prompt Guide
Baylor University 2019-20 Application Essay Question Explanations The Requirements: 1 essay of 750 words Supplemental Essay Type(s): Why, Community Baylor’s super sized supplemental essay combines two of the most classic prompts out there. After reading through our quickie breakdown below, be sure to check out our tips for writing killer Why and Community essays. What are […]
College of William & Mary 2019-20 Supplemental Essay Prompt Guide
College of William & Mary 2019-20 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 […]
Tulane University 2019-20 Supplemental Essay Prompt Guide
Tulane University 2019-20 Application Essay Question Explanations The Requirements: 1 essay of 50-800 words; 1 essay of 250 words. Supplemental Essay Type(s): Why, Activity. Tulane has kept it simple with its classic supplemental questions, so we’ll make this introduction brief. We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: a straightforward supplement is a demand […]
University of Richmond 2019-20 Supplemental Essay Guide
University of Richmond 2019-20 Application Essay Question Explanations Get ready, nerds! The University of Richmond supplement was made for the intellectually curious. All three prompts ask you to think on your feet and get creative in different ways. So be prepared to get a little messy, brainstorm, and give admissions a deeper look into the […]
Purdue University 2019-20 Supplemental Essay Prompt Guide
Purdue University 2019-20 Application Essay Question Explanations The Requirements: 1 essay of 250 words, 2 short answers of 100 words Supplemental Essay Type(s): Activity, Why, Short Answer Please briefly elaborate on one of your extracurricular activities or work experiences. (Respond in 250 words or fewer.) We love Activity essays like this one because they give […]
Amherst College 2019-20 Supplemental Essay Prompt Guide
Options on options on options! Amherst’s supplement is a nesting doll of essay choices! To further muddle this metaphor with the words of an ex-Amherst professor: two roads diverged on a supplement, and knowing I could not travel both, I frantically Googled until I found this guide. The Requirements: One essay of 300 words, one […]
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