SUNY Stony Brook University 2020-21 Application Essay Question Explanation The Requirements: 1 essay of 250 words Supplemental Essay Type(s): Activity Please briefly elaborate on one of your extracurricular activities or work experiences. (250 words) What?! Stony Brook has a supplemental essay? If you didn’t see this essay lurking in the Common App the first time […]
The Requirements: 8 essays and short answers of varying length. Supplemental Essay Type(s): Why, Community, Oddball Stanford University 2020-2021 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 myriad ways. One […]
The Requirements: 1 essay of 400 words. Supplemental Essay Type(s): Why New York University (NYU) 2020-21 Application Essay Explanations Ladies and gentlemen, you are about to witness an optical illusion. The lengthy paragraph below comprises one (1), and only one (1) college essay prompt. While the read may be a bit of a slog, you’re also […]
MIT Requirements: 1 short essay of 100 words; 4 longer essays of 200-250 words each. Supplemental Essay Type(s): Why, Community Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) 2020-21 Application Essay Question Explanations There’s an old cheesy joke that goes like this: A college student is standing in the “10 items or less” checkout lane at a grocery store […]
Harvard University 2020-21 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 […]
Bryn Mawr College 2020-21 Application Essay Question Explanations The Requirements: 2 essays Supplemental Essay Type(s): Community, Activity As you prepare to join a new college community, reflect on your role as a community member throughout the past four years. What legacy do you hope to leave behind? Sure, admissions is asking about clubs, sports teams, youth […]
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 2020-21 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 […]
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 2020-21 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 […]
Tulane University 2020-21 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 […]
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