Yale University 2020-21 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 you to circle your main idea with broad statements. You’ve got to get straight to […]
Elon University 2020-21 Application Essay Question Explanations The Requirements: 3 short answers; 1 essay of 200-250 words. Supplemental Essay Type(s): Oddball, Short Answer THINK FAST: In addition to the essay you provided with your Common Application, Elon would like to learn more about you and your interests. So don’t think hard, think fast. (Maximum answer […]
Villanova 2020-21 Application Essay Question Explanations The Requirements: 1 essay of 250 words, 1 short response of 100 words Supplemental Essay Type(s): Why, Oddball, Community Please select one of the four essay prompts listed below to fulfill the writing requirement. Please respond in about 250 words. 1.) What is the truest thing that you know? […]
The Requirements: One essay of 300 words, one short essay of 175 words, one short answer of 75 words Supplemental Essay Type(s): Activity, Essay of choice Amherst College 2020-21 Application Essay Question Explanations At Amherst we know that identity is more than checkboxes. If you would like to share more about your identity, background, family, culture […]
Wake Forest 2020-21 Application Essay Question Explanations The Requirements: 2 lists, 5 short answers, 1 essay Supplemental Essay Type: Short Answer, Oddball, Activity, Community Before you dig in… The Wake Forest supplement always gives our students a run for their money and the 2020-21 application is no exception. (Two lists, five short answer questions, plus […]
Lewis and Clark 2020-21 Application Essay Question Explanations The Requirements: 1 essay of 300 words Supplemental Essay Type(s): Community Discuss how, as a student at Lewis & Clark, you will embody the concepts of the college’s motto: Explorare, Discere, Sociare—to explore, to learn, to work together. (about 300 words)* Lewis & Clark is looking to […]
Occidental College 2020-21 Application Essay Question Explanations The Requirements: 2 essays of 200 words, 1 essay of less than 150 words, 1 essay of 300 words, 2 short answers Supplemental Essay Type(s): Why, Community, Oddball Why are you applying to Occidental? What are your intellectual curiosities and why do you think Occidental is the […]
The Requirements: 1 essay of 200 words, 2 essays of 350 words, 3 short responses Supplemental Essay Type(s): Community, Activity, Why, Oddball Princeton University 2020-21 Application Essay Questions Explanation This is Princeton, the Number One university in the nation. Maybe you’ve heard of it? JK, we can smell the sweat on your palms from here. […]
University of Pittsburgh 2020-21 Application Essay Question Explanations The Requirements: Up to 3 essays of 200-300 words each Supplemental Essay Type(s): Oddball, Community, Activity In lieu of an essay or personal statement, we ask interested applicants to respond to short answer questions. The Admissions Committee reviews responses for quality rather than length. However, the most […]
UVA 2020-2021 First-Year Application Essay Question Explanations The Requirements: Answer two essay prompts of roughly 250 words each. Supplemental Essay Type: Why, Oddball, Community 1. We are looking for passionate students to join our diverse community of scholars, researchers, and artists. Answer the question that corresponds to the school/program to which you are applying in […]
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