Are colleges with one supplemental essay easier to apply to?
They are lighter than multi-essay schools, but one prompt can still carry a lot of fit and evidence. Plan it early if the deadline is close or the word limit is long.
A planning list of colleges with exactly one school-specific supplemental essay in the current prompt record, useful for building a balanced application workload.
Lewiston, ME · 1 supplemental essay
Chestnut Hill, MA · 1 supplemental essay
Boston, MA · 1 supplemental essay
Waltham, MA · 1 supplemental essay
Lewisburg, PA · 1 supplemental essay
Northfield, MN · 1 supplemental essay
Cleveland, OH · 1 supplemental essay
Claremont, CA · 1 supplemental essay
Williamsburg, VA · 1 supplemental essay
Davidson, NC · 1 supplemental essay
Atlanta, GA · 1 supplemental essay
Grinnell, IA · 1 supplemental essay
Clinton, NY · 1 supplemental essay
Claremont, CA · 1 supplemental essay
Haverford, PA · 1 supplemental essay
Gambier, OH · 1 supplemental essay
Bethlehem, PA · 1 supplemental essay
Saint Paul, MN · 1 supplemental essay
New York, NY · 1 supplemental essay
Needham, MA · 1 supplemental essay
Troy, NY · 1 supplemental essay
Terre Haute, IN · 1 supplemental essay
New York, NY · 1 supplemental essay
New Orleans, LA · 1 supplemental essay
Davis, CA · 1 supplemental essay
Irvine, CA · 1 supplemental essay
Los Angeles, CA · 1 supplemental essay
La Jolla, CA · 1 supplemental essay
Santa Barbara, CA · 1 supplemental essay
Gainesville, FL · 1 supplemental essay
Rochester, NY · 1 supplemental essay
Madison, WI · 1 supplemental essay
Poughkeepsie, NY · 1 supplemental essay
Lexington, VA · 1 supplemental essay
St. Louis, MO · 1 supplemental essay
Deadline and supplement lists are only useful when they change what you do next. Add your schools in Jengo to map prompts, avoid repeated stories, and start the essays with the highest deadline pressure first.
Build your school list →They are lighter than multi-essay schools, but one prompt can still carry a lot of fit and evidence. Plan it early if the deadline is close or the word limit is long.
You can reuse the core story when prompts overlap, but school-specific details and the final contribution should change for each college.