<p>Notre Dame's 5th supplemental essay is: </p>
<p>"By the end of the college application process, you will have probably written dozens of essays and responded to a multitude of questions. Use this opportunity to try something new."</p>
<p>Now, I've seen a couple of youtube "video" supplemental prompts, and I was wondering if they also wrote a prompt, or what? Do you guys think they just posted the YouTube video link in the essay text box?</p>
<p>Here's an example of one: Leah</a> Plofchan's Notre Dame Supplement Essay - YouTube</p>
<p>I want to do a thing with java using a program called "eclipse". I want to post the text file in the essay box and tell them to open it with eclipse. What if the person reading the application doesn't know anything about java? What if they don't have eclipse? Do I tell them to download it? Do they even read applications on the computer, dont they just print them out? </p>
<p>Also, the word limit. The text file (which is what you copy and paste) is short, but the whole thing once you open it is long. What words do they count? Its a program...</p>