<p>To be honest, aside from the demonstrated interest and the “why this school” essay, I think, at least for small, selective LACs, “fit” is demonstrated through the common app essay. A good common app essay will convey a student’s voice. If the voice meshes with the values of a given school, I think that will demonstrate fit. Again, I think it’s pretty easy to tell when the voice isn’t genuine and I also don’t think it would be good to try to fudge your “fit.” </p>
<p>Again, I could be completely off base, and I know I definitely am in terms of large universities. Based on my personal experience though, my analysis seems fairly accurate for the schools I applied to (mostly small LACs but also my state flagship and Georgetown).</p>