Last year, Denison made a big deal on their admissions page that they knew kids had better things to do with their time and they had no supplemental essays. About 3 weeks after the application was submitted, my student got an email or portal notice that there was an optional “why us” essay. I think it was pretty underhanded and a way to get their app numbers up for selectivity but easily cull out the disinterested applicants.
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