<p>When do colleges release their supplement prompts? And plus if they do not say a year on them if they are on the website, how do you know if they are the right ones?</p>
<p>Some colleges have already released them (for example, I know that Dartmouth has). If I were you, though, I would wait and instead spend the next week or two writing your main common app essay that all colleges will see. Officially, all school supplemental materials will be published August 1st, on the Common App website.</p>
<p>Quick question @235423 do supplements tend to be similar year to year?</p>
<p>they tend to be similar but sometimes they change so its up to you if you want to take the risk of writing on a prompt that might not be used next year (its a small risk, colleges don’t change essays that often but it depends on the college)</p>