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2022-2023 NYU Supplement Essay
NYU changed their prompt this year. I sort of liked the Why NYU, it gave applicants a chance to express interest in whatever school they were applying to. This new prompt is generic, and very much in line with what many other schools are doing. The theme: diversity....
2022-2023 Stanford Supplement Essays
The 2022-2023 Stanford supplement is live. Full disclosure, it's high time Stanford changed their prompts. These are years and years old and applicants deserve a shot at showing more of themselves. But until then - here they are: The Stanford community is deeply...
2022-2023 Brown Supplement Essays
Brown University Specific Questions Questions specific to Brown, including our essays for the 2022-2023 application cycle, are found in the section labeled "Questions." If you are applying to the eight-year Program in Liberal Medical Education (PLME) or the...
2022-2023 Princeton Supplement Essays
Princeton Supplement In addition to the Common Application or QuestBridge Application, Princeton University requires the Princeton Supplement. Below you will find the supplemental questions for the 2021-22 application cycle. You submit the Supplement online through...
2022-2023 Yale Supplement Essays
All first-year applicants will complete a few Yale-specific short answer questions. These required questions are slightly different based on the application platform an applicant chooses. The 2022-2023 Yale-specific questions for the Coalition Application, Common...
2022-2023 Dartmouth Essay Prompts
While arguing a Dartmouth-related case before the U.S. Supreme Court in 1818, Daniel Webster, Class of 1801, uttered this memorable line: ''It is, Sir…a small college. And yet, there are those who love it!'' As you seek admission to the Class of 2022, what aspects of...
2022-2023 U Chicago Essay Prompts
So, without further ado, here are the 2022-2023 University of Chicago essay prompts: Was it a cat I saw? Yo-no-na-ka, ho-ka-ho-ka na-no-yo (Japanese for “the world is a warm place”). Może jutro ta dama da tortu jeżom (Polish for “maybe tomorrow that lady will give a...
2022-2023 UVa Supplement Essay Prompts
The first prompt is still tied to the UVA school or college the student selects. We want students to answer the prompt in around 100 words. As always, the boxes on the Common App allow students to go a bit over, so we don't expect students to write exactly 100 words....
2022-2023 Cornell Supplement Essay Prompts
Cornell First-Year Writing Supplement Please see the instructions on Cornell’s Admissions website at admissions.cornell.edu/apply/first-year-applicants prior to completing the Cornell University Questions and Writing Supplement in the My Colleges section of the Common...
College Essay Q&A: The Applicant
I get questions all the time. Here’s a popular one I receive from an applicant… Q: Will this year be as awful as last year? A: Ugh. I can hear the frustration in your voice, my friend. And I share it with you. I wish I could say it will ease up a lot, or even a...