<p>The common app supplement had an extra question - How did you hear about us? How did you become interested in applying to Yale?</p>
<p>Yea but that was like a 100-character answer. I just wrote that I liked it after I visited. It definitely wasn't an essay...at least not like the Penn one. The only "why __" essay I wrote was for georgetown. I don't think writing those are SO bad as long as you sorta like the school. After writing it I convinced myself that I was in love with the school lol. I hope that means it was a convincing essay.</p>
<p>The "most significant activity" essay was their supplemental essay but you didn't necessarily have to expand on the common app short answer. I wrote about two completely different activities. My essay was actually about typing...kinda quirky</p>
<p>yes, zante but you are quirky too :)</p>