Hey guys, I am a senior and University of Rochester is one of my top schools. I am having difficulty with the supplemental essay though. This is the prompt:
February 2015 saw global, record-breaking low temperatures in the Eastern US and Rochester. Students here who thrive in white winters (and three beautiful other seasons) wonder how can you make Rochester ‘‘ever-cooler’’?
How would you interpret the prompt and what are your thoughts? Please help!!! Any thoughts or comments would be appreciated.
They want to know what you bring to the table: are you interested in anything? Do you want to play intramural volleyball or juggle? It’s your place to say “this is what I like other than schoolwork.”
My son just submitted his Rochester application tonight. l think I like his supplemental essay for Rochester best of all the essays so far. While the prompt seemed challenging at first, he was able to write about something completely non-academic and light, which I think presents a more well rounded view of who he is. Some of his other colleges have a “why THIS school” prompt which in some ways is much harder because I think it is harder to write something unique, since the prompt seems to focus on that school rather than him. Anyway, I bet the admissions staff at Rochester likes this prompt because they probably get a very diverse group of essays.
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