<p>You submit:</p>
<p>1) The Common Application.
2) The Chicago Supplement, which includes
a) the uncommon essay prompts:
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b) an essay on why you want to go to the University of Chicago
c) an “optional” essay on your favorite media (books, music, movies, magazines, TV shows, etc.)</p>
<p>I use the quotation marks because I think it’s unwise not to write that fourth essay.</p>