<p>Consolidated list of essay requirements by colleges
Essays and college application - Consolidated list of essay requirements by colleges</p>
<p>Will be very thankful to you all if you could help me with the following</p>
<p>I want a consolidated list/type/number of essays by college to plan in advance. Something similar to the below format would be so useful</p>
<p>College name Number of essays typically needed Size of the essays (number of words) Topics (I know it changes every year, but may be last year's examples or so) Supplement essays other than common app essay</p>
<p>Do I need to create an account to see the above requirements in each college? Is there a repository where I can go and refer to the above? I am typically looking for Ivies, MIT, Berkeley, Caltech, Carnegie Mellon, Georgia tech, etc.</p>
<p>Learning to adapt essays is crucial. I only wrote three new essays and then tweaked them to fit different prompts.</p>
<p>Some of the most common types:
Why are you applying to x college within y university? / What do you want to accomplish at x college within y university?
What unique perspectives do you bring to our community? / What communities are you a part of, and how will you be a part of the community at x university?
What experiences have shaped your interests and character?</p>
<p>^^There is no consolidated list/repository for the kind of information you’re seeking, other than what individual guidance counselors might put together for their own reference.</p>
<p>The Common Application questions are (almost) the same every year. One choice is always “Write your own question”. There’s also a question about what your favorite EC was and why. Most colleges with supplements will have a “Why ___ college?” U of Chicago and Tufts have supplements that you cannot possibly prepare for, they change every year and the questions are quirky and they matter.</p>
<p>Other random questions I can remember from years past: Stanford wanted an essay that would tell your roommate something about yourself. MIT wanted to know “what you did for fun” and also “what shaped who you are”. Most essays have word count suggestion of 150 to 300 words. Though last year Tufts wanted “Why Tufts” in only 50. (I think they gave them 100 words this year.) Carnegie Mellon because it has different schools and the acceptances are made by school can be tricky - as they have an essay where you say why you want to attend the school you are applying to. Tricky if you apply to more than one.</p>
<p>I think you can sign on to the Common Application site now and get all the supplements easily enough.</p>
<p>Every school my daughter looked at had their applications and/or common app supplements available as links through their websites, available to anyone. Generally you want to find the school’s website, click on admissions, and then click on “Apply online.”</p>
<p>Applications are still on websites, go to them now and copy down the essays. Other than the ones that use quotes (eg. Amherst) and few places like UChicago, prompts change relatively little from year to year.</p>