Amherst Supplement Suggestions

lookingforward
Mon, 01 Nov 2010 01:06:24 +0000

Josh, don’t post the whole essay! Don’t make it easy for someone to id you. Some schools routinely review their own forums here.

IMO, all essays are a chance to reveal what a great match you are for this college. Adcoms want a read on how you think and operate and how intellectually prepared you are. They will look at how you choose to respond to the prompt, what you say, and how well you write it, for these clues.

“…tells them something about yourself” does not necessarily mean relate a tale about something in your life. IMO, they did not prompt, tell us about an event or activity in your life where your achievement was more satisfying because of the difficulties. IMO. Just think about that as you review your answer to the prompt.