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Supplemental Essays
Pro Tip: Reuse and recycle!!
👋 While most students’ greatest fear is taking on the dreaded Personal Statement, what ended up draining us the most was writing the many personalized supplemental essays that each college required (we both applied to 19 colleges and ended up dealing with over 70 supplemental essays each!!). That’s why we created this page––to keep track of all the supplements, their topics, and their max word count. We were able to see when schools’ supplements overlapped and strategically reused sentences (or even paragraphs), saving us a lot of time. Of course, it’s important to make sure your supplements aren’t too vague and copy-and-paste-able!!
School
Topic
Word Count
Stanford
Coding Extracurricular
150
Stanford
Antifragility
250
Stanford
Coda Evangelism
250
USC
Hackathon/Make School
250
USC
Why USC
250
USC
Why CS
250
USC
Engineering Solution
250
Michigan
Piedmont Post Extracurricular
150
Michigan
Coding Community
300
Michigan
Why Michigan
550
Georgia Tech
Why GT
300
UCs
Piedmont Post (Leadership)
350
UCs
Coding (Extracurricular)
350
UCs
Coda (Community service)
350
UCs
Efficiency/Mental Health
350
Duke
Why Duke
250
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