Bryn Mawr College 2019-20 Application Essay Question Explanations The Requirements: 2 essays Supplemental Essay Type(s): Community and 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, […]
University of Notre Dame 2019-20 Application Essay Question Explanations The Requirements: 3 essays of 200 words. Supplemental Essay Type(s): Why, Oddball, Community Please provide a response to the following question: What excites you about the University of Notre Dame that makes it stand out from other institutions? (200 words) Why Notre Dame? You have […]
Lewis and Clark 2019-20 Application Essay Question Explanations The Requirements: 1 essay of 50-500 words Supplemental Essay Type(s): Why, Community Lewis & Clark College is a private college with a public conscience and a global reach. We celebrate our strengths in collaborative scholarship, international engagement, environmental understanding and entrepreneurial thinking. As we evaluate applications, […]
University of Oregon 2019-20 Application Essay Question Explanations The Requirements: 1 essay of 250-500 words Supplemental Essay Type(s): Community As you’ve looked into what it will be like to attend Oregon, you’ve hopefully learned about what makes Ducks unique. No two are alike, though, so tell us what makes you who you are, and how […]
Washington and Lee University 2019-20 Application Essay Question Explanations The Requirements: 1 essay of 100-250 words Supplemental Essay Type(s): Why Please elaborate on how you have familiarized yourself with Washington and Lee University and what led to your decision to apply. This is an optional question but if you choose to answer this question there […]
Macalester College 2019-2020 Application Essay Question Explanations The Requirements: 3 essays of 500 words Supplemental Essay Type(s): Personal statement, Community Application forms like this often require people to uncomfortably categorize their race, ethnicity, gender, or other identities by checking boxes. Is there anything about your (or your family’s) background that you would like us to […]
Emerson College 2019-20 Application Essay Question Explanations The Requirements: 2 essays of 100-200 words each; 1 honors program essay of 400-600 words Supplemental Essay Type(s): Why, Oddball Emerson may have produced the most perfectly balanced supplement of the application season. These two (or three if you’re applying to the Honors College) brief essays zip together […]
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 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 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 […]