<p>I know some exist. What are the academically strong schools that do not require supplemental essays or they are very short? I know Vanderbilt is one example.</p>
<p>Cal State schools do not require any essays for their applications.</p>
<p>preferably east coast and prestigious</p>
<p>Vanderbilt, Wesleyan, Wash U.</p>
<p>Don’t apply to a school just because you don’t think it will be a lot of work…</p>
<p>Wesleyan has a supplement. </p>
<p>UCONN is #1 public school in the northeast, no supplement. </p>
<p>But I’m not sure what <em>kind</em> you want.</p>
<p>@DJ, it’s not the work issue but rather i’m a relatively boring person and don’t want to BS a couple more essays then I already have to for uva and such</p>
<p>Harvard has an optional essay. fyi</p>
<p>Haha fair enough. Be sure to show a lot of interest, its even more important when the schools are mainly judging you through the common app essay alone. Best of luck.</p>
<p>haha I don’t think I’d really stand a chance for harvard and optional probably means required. how do you show interest w/o the ability to visit?</p>
<p>Phone interviews and emailing admissions officers, generally. As for actual visits, I know Wash U pays for a plane ticket and a cab for admitted students to visit.</p>
<p>I know harvard has been said already, but any other optional essay schools? I know Duke is one of them</p>
<p>BostonCollege</p>
<p>laxbrah- if the essay tio a highly selective school is “optional” I think its not really “optional”…if you don’t submit the essay, you are showing you are not motivated and you are just giving the adcom a reason to your file in the reject pile.</p>
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As much as it seems on CC that kids have all done incredible things, don’t get sucked into that. Most teenagers haven’t done anything thrilling - heck, most adults haven’t either! They want to know about you. About how you helped your grandmother when she had a broken hip, about how much you love your EC and why you love it and how it’s affected you, about why you carry a lucky rabbit’s foot… They want to see the quality of your writing and that something excites you.</p>