why this college Archives | IvyBoost Education College Admissions Counseling Boosts Your Opportunities for Top Selective Colleges Sat, 02 Dec 2023 23:11:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://site.ivyboost.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/cropped-ivyboost-favicon-32x32.png why this college Archives | IvyBoost Education 32 32 Supplemental Essays: Writing a Great ‘Why This College?’ Essay https://site.ivyboost.com/supplemental-essays-writing-a-great-why-this-college-essay/ Sat, 02 Dec 2023 23:11:15 +0000 https://site.ivyboost.com/?p=17483 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

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]]> Approaching the ‘Why This College?’ Supplement https://site.ivyboost.com/approaching-the-why-this-college-supplement/ Sat, 17 Dec 2022 19:10:12 +0000 https://site.ivyboost.com/?p=15474 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

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