Trouble with the supplement essay question!

interesteddad
Sun, 07 Dec 2008 20:21:01 +0000

Write about anything you want to write about and then wrap it up with a picture window bow in the first and last paragraphs. It’s a really dumb essay prompt, IMO, because it simply duplicates the Common App essay where, presumably, you’ve already taken your best shot at an open-ended essay.

You could take it one of two ways: What is it about you that you want to pitch to Williams that you haven’t highlighted elsewhere? Paint us a picture.

Or, turn it into a “Why Williams?” essay and look thru windows on campus, like the dance studio window overlooking the mountains in the new arts center or whatever.