<p>I've heard on a few threads that there are some colleges out there that will take essays you've written in your high school English class into consideration in the admissions process. Just to clarify, these essays are not the Common App essay. Can anyone name any specific colleges that do this?</p>
<p>Houghton College’s honors program requires this.</p>
<p>Susquehanna University offers this as a test optional alternative. I believe Bard College also asks for essays.</p>
<p>I think Reed College also does this.</p>
<p>Mulhenberg offers this as part of their test optional</p>
<p>That actually can happen for just about any school. My older son did a thesis his junior year on a pretty serious economics and mathematics topic and mentioned it in his application. One school wanted it for review. Never expected that request. </p>
<p>And this year on an admit day, my other son’s thesis was part of a discussion for incorporation into a student club project. The club people knew - only way for that to happen is the AdCom told the club president. Club offered assistance to further his hypothesis and how he was analyzing something because they were interested in it. Professor advising the club was in on it too.</p>
<p>Brandeis</p>
<p>Mills College</p>
<p>Sarah Lawrence, Hampshire, most of the test-optional schools</p>
<p>University of Saint Thomas</p>
<p>Whitman College, at least when my daughter applied in 2010.</p>
<p>Hampshire College, as of 2013 application. (It did not have to be from English class. Any class.)</p>
<p>Mount Holyoke used to want this, but they dropped it last year from the application. My D2 applied, as her older sister had, and was all ready (she had kept her papers from classes for junior year and had one picked out to send in). So she was kind of disappointed when they didn’t want it any more. :)</p>
<p>Amherst College</p>
<p>University of Rochester accepts them.</p>
<p>When my oldest was applying 4 years ago, Sewanee said graded papers were required if you decided not to submit SAT/ACT scores.</p>
<p>Thank you for all these responses! If anyone knows of anymore, please keep them coming!</p>
<p>Add Franklin & Marshall to the list. Two graded papers can be submitted in lieu of test scores.</p>
<p>I think that Hamilton does this too, though I’m not sure.</p>