<p>arwarw, I would not let the supplements or the lack of a preapplication visit deter your D from throwing a few more darts out there. Not all the colleges ask a “why us?” supplement, and even if they do, it is pretty easy to cobble together an answer from the website. It’s not easy to come up with a particularly innovative answer to this question even with a campus visit…</p>
<p>a lot of these schools’ supplements are just one or two questions that aren’t that hard to write a short response for. There are a few colleges that really make you jump through hoops on the application. I think that these schools put supplements on the application to help with yield – knowing that if a student takes the time to answer an extra question or two, then they have at least some interest in the school and aren’t just applying to them bercause it is an easy application.</p>