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How To Write The Stanford University Supplemental Essays (2020-2021)

***Interested in reading our Stanford supplemental essay guide for the 2020-2021 application cycle? Click here! https://www.hceducationconsulting.com/post/how-to-write-the-stanford-university-supplemental-essays*** Before I get started, I want to warn you: the Stanford supplement is very long, and very difficult to write. You can often get a sense of what a school is looking for in

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How To Write The MIT Application Essays (2020-2021)

As the Massachusetts Institute of Technology explains on its admissions website, they’ve chosen to eschew the Common App (good for them!) and ask you to write a series of short responses, without the long personal statement. Here they are. We know you lead a busy life, full of activities, many

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How To Write The Cornell University Supplemental Essays (2020-2021)

Welcome to the Cornell supplement for the 2020-2021 application cycle! For Cornell, you only need to write one supplemental essay, but it’s a rather long one. Depending on what school or program you’re applying to (the College of Arts and Sciences, Dyson, the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, etc.),

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How To Write The Brown University Supplemental Essays (2020-2021)

Welcome to the Brown University supplement for the 2020-2021 application cycle! You’ve got three pretty standard questions: “Why This College: Academics,” “Why This College: Extracurriculars,” and “Community Essay.” Make sure you plan your responses for the first two questions so there’s no overlap: the first is just academics, the second

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How To Write The Columbia University Supplemental Essays (2020-2021)

Welcome to the Columbia University supplemental essay prompts for the 2020-2021 application cycle! Here’s everything you need to know. (You can refer to the Columbia University website if you want to see how exactly they’re presenting their essay prompts for this year.) Please list the following (150 words or fewer

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How To Write The Yale University Supplemental Essays (2020-2021)

Welcome to the Yale University supplemental essay prompts for the 2020-2021 application cycle! Here’s everything you need to know. (You can refer to the Yale University website if you want to see how exactly they’re presenting their essay prompts for this year.) Students at Yale have plenty of time to

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How To Write The Dartmouth College Supplemental Essays (2020-2021)

Welcome to the Dartmouth College supplemental essay prompts for the 2020-2021 application cycle! Here’s everything you need to know. (You can refer to the Dartmouth College website if you want to see how exactly they’re presenting their essay prompts for this year.) Dartmouth’s writing supplement requires that applicants write brief

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How To Ace Your Supplemental Essays

Supplemental essays are personal statements. They need to be about you, tell a compelling story, and so on. I know, I know—you’ve already written a personal statement, and now you’re being asked to do so again, over and over. It should go without saying that you can’t reiterate anything you’ve

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