Clara Thorsen '26 and Annika Castillo '26

Two years ago, Kacey Archer ‘24 published her ranking of your standard supplemental prompts in the 2024 Spambler . Today, we give a fresh take on the essay experience. Trust us, we are qualified—between us, we wrote almost 50 supplemental essays, a combined 12,000 words, plus two academic papers…we sure are glad to have that behind us! Get hyped, Juniors! S-TIER Columbia’s Media List List a selection of media you enjoy. 100 words. This essay is the dream for nerds of any type. You spend...