Supplemental Essays: Writing a Great ‘Why This College?’ Essay

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December 2, 2023
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by Michelle P. You’ve tackled the main Common App essay with a great story showing your change and growth. Perhaps you’ve also happily triumphed over the challenge of writing four strong UC personal essays that each share something unique about yourself. Now what’s left is you, the hopeful college applicant, staring down smaller supplemental prompts, like “Why do you want to attend our college?” IvyBoost has a previous introductory blog

Approaching the ‘Why This College?’ Supplement

by Sarah M. Supplemental essays are colleges’ chance to ask questions unique to them. These essays are usually short, but they can be a lot of work, because it’s so essential to make sure that your answers are tailored to each college (when that is what the prompt is asking for). Several prompts come up again and again, from college to college. This post will focus on one of the