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Columbia University Goes Permanently Test Option

In a move that, quite frankly, surprised everyone, Columbia University is the first Ivy League school to go permanently test optional. While the other Ivys and the rest of the Top 20 (minus M.I.T. which reinstated the SAT/ACT last year) are test optional for the next...

College Essay Q&A

Q: What makes a college supplement essay effective? A: Knowing the school, articulating what you want from it, and good writing.

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...

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...

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...