4.3 - Write Your Supplemental Essays
| This lesson covers... | how to answer a few of the supplemental essays required by most highly-selective schools. |
| By the end you should... | have a better sense of how much work remains for the rest of your college application process. |
| Time | 3 minutes |
| College Essay Essentials | paperback: pages 14-19 | ebook: pages 15-20 |
How to Write a “Why Us?” Essay - This is the most commonly asked supplemental essay question and, if you’re applying to college, you’ll probably need to write it. This three-part guide will put you on the right path.
How to Write a “Why Major” Essay—This is another very common supplemental essay. This guide will help you brainstorm, outline, and draft your response.
How to Write a “Community” Essay—A third common supplement. And again, this guide will walk you through brainstorming, outlining, and drafting.
Six Techniques for Writing Your 150-word Extracurricular Essay - This essay used to be a Common App requirement, now it’s required by only some schools (Harvard, Stanford, etc.). But get this: the techniques I describe in this post can also apply to longer extracurricular essays.
How to Write the Stanford Roommate Essay - It’s Stanford’s most popular and (arguably) most difficult to write essay. Read this post for an analysis of a great example, plus an exercise for you to brainstorm for your own essay.
