Denison is on that Forbes list as “no essay required.”

After DS applied RD, Denison asked him to complete a Why Denison essay to stay in the running, despite the fact that he has a very high GPA. So as far as I can tell, the “no essay” requirement is a way to maximize applications while still requiring an essay of the kids they would like to accept (or, they will reject and yield protect if the kid doesn’t submit the essay).

Anonymous wrote:No school has been listed that my high achieving son would consider. If you want to spend 4 years somewhere, write an essay.

Suck it, Williams!

Anonymous wrote:No school has been listed that my high achieving son would consider. If you want to spend 4 years somewhere, write an essay.

He sounds super smart.

Anonymous wrote:No school has been listed that my high achieving son would consider. If you want to spend 4 years somewhere, write an essay.

Useless and response. Congrats.

If an essay prompt appears on the school’s application, it ain’t optional. Don’t leave opportunities to sell yourself on the table. The competition won’t.

Anonymous wrote:Google is your friend: https://www.forbes.com/sites/kristenmoon/2023/10/20/more-than-80-colleges-with-no-supplemental-essays-2023-24/?sh=650a536a1cdc

This list is useless because it includes schools with “optional essays,” which we know are not really optional.

Vassar, Middlebury, Williams (as I recall)

Here we go again.

Try to remember that a lot of "optional" essays aren't really that optional.

Wesleyan, CWRU

Bates

NEU, Grinnel

Google is your friend: https://www.forbes.com/sites/kristenmoon/2023/10/20/more-than-80-colleges-with-no-supplemental-essays-2023-24/?sh=650a536a1cdc

Williams
Middlebury

Besides Colby?