505: What Colleges Want (Part 5): Crash Course in the Supplemental Essays + Application

💯 WORK 1-on-1 WITH MY TEAM & ME 💯 Learn more & schedule a call: https://tinyurl.com/pnbfchwb Free 1-on-1 support for low income students: https://tinyurl.com/4pdx2p2d On this week's episode, Tom Campbell (CEG's Community Manager) sits down with Ethan Sawyer (College Essay Guy) for Part 5 in our What Colleges Want series to talk about some of the other written parts of the application—the activities list, additional information section, and supplemental essays. Tom and Ethan get into: How can students write a great Activities List? How can you find out what colleges are looking for in the supplemental essays? And what even is the additional information section? What is a 'Super Essay' and how might it be useful? How does a student know when their application is complete? 📍 Chapters 00:00 - Introduction 04:14 - Activities List tips 08:17 - Activities List frequently asked questions 15:40 - Additional Information Section tips 24:53 - Supplemental essay tips 26:17 - Most common supplemental essay prompts 32:55 - Institutional priorities 34:07 - How institutional priorities impact an applicant 44:15 - What is a 'Super Essay'? 48:08 - Final thoughts 🔗LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS VIDEO 🔗 Activities List Guide: https://www.collegeessayguy.com/blog/... Additional Information Section Guide: https://www.collegeessayguy.com/blog/... College List Research + Essay Topic Tracker: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/... Supplemental Essay Guides for 80+ Schools: https://www.collegeessayguy.com/suppl... Why This College Essay Guide: https://www.collegeessayguy.com/blog/... "Hooks" and "Institutional Priorities": https://www.collegeessayguy.com/blog/... The Values Exercise: https://www.collegeessayguy.com/cwiab... Podcast Ep 101 - Undocumented Student at Harvard:    • 101: Life As an Undocumented Student at Ha...   Podcast Ep 504 - What Colleges Want Part 4:    • 504: What Colleges Want (Part 4): Crash Co...   ✌️WHO AM I? ✌️ I'm Ethan (College Essay Guy) and my goal is to bring more ease, joy, purpose, and access to the college admission process. I wrote two Amazon bestsellers on college essays and each year my team and I reach more than 1MM students and counselors via www.collegeessayguy.com. 🧠 MY UPCOMING + ONDEMAND *PAY-WHAT-YOU-CAN COURSES 🧠 Student Courses: https://www.collegeessayguy.com/students Counselor Courses: https://www.collegeessayguy.com/couns... *All my courses are pay-what-you-can. ✍ RESOURCES ✍ 📖 Free Personal Statement Guide: https://tinyurl.com/uub33cr8 🎙 Podcast: https://tinyurl.com/ykenykzf 📘 College Admission Essentials: https://tinyurl.com/ywrjnsyc 📙 College Essay Essentials: https://tinyurl.com/4vheet4d 🌍 SOCIAL 🌍 📸 Instagram:   / collegeessayguy   ⏱️ Tiktok https://www.tiktok.com/collegeessayguy 👍 Facebook:   / collegeessayguy   🐦 X: https://www.x.com/collegeessayguy ✋ QUESTIONS? ✋ Leave a comment on one of my YouTube videos or follow me on Instagram or TikTok. 👍🏻 Your likes & comments tell YouTube this is quality content and help me grow the channel. Clicking the notification bell 🔔will ping you when a new video comes out. And please feel free to share with friends. Thanks, y'all.