If you’re applying to more than one college, you're probably swimming in supplemental essays. In this video, I'll describe the 5 main types of supplemental essay prompts, and I'll show you how to read between the lines to discover what colleges are really looking for in your essays.
Using these strategies, whether a prompt asks you to reflect on a famous quote, write a letter to your favorite inanimate object, or describe what words like "community, "diversity," and "leadership" mean to you, you'll be prepared to write an essay that stands out from the crowded applicant pool.
📚 Access hundreds of example essays in response to this year’s prompts for the top universities in the country - www.shemmassianconsulting.com/premium/college-supplemental-essay-premium-content-enrollment
TIMESTAMPS:
- Introduction [00:00]
- #1: The Diversity Essay (with Princeton example) [00:32]
- The Diversity Essay: Topics to Avoid [03:14]
- #2: The Community Essay (with Yale example) [04:23]
- The Community Essay: Topics to Avoid [05:42]
- #3: The Hardship Essay (with MIT example) [06:33]
- The Hardship Essay: Topics to Avoid [08:01]
- #4: The Major Essay (with Cornell example) [08:36]
- The Major Essay: Topics to Avoid [10:19]
- #5: The Intellectual Vitality Essay (with Stanford example) [11:05]
- The Intellectual Vitality Essay: Topics to Avoid [12:28]
- Final Thoughts [13:19]
Who we are:
Shemmassian Academic Consulting (SAC)
For nearly two decades, our team of admissions experts has helped thousands of students get into top colleges including Harvard, Yale, and Stanford. SAC has been featured on The Washington Post, US News and World Report, and NBC.
We'd love to hear from you! Drop a question down below in the comment section; we respond daily!
#collegeadmissions #collegeessays #ivyleague #college #collegeapps #collegeapplications #supplementalessays
25 ноя 2023
