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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/23/opinion/sunday/frank-bruni-promiscuous-college-come-ons.html?_r=0
The editorial’s central claim is that the college process is impersonal. Many ambitious students will apply to 15 or more schools at once when supplemental essays are not required meaning that they may not have a passion for all the schools receiving their application. Colleges do all they can to sell themselves, their low acceptance rates, their brands.
A significant piece of evidence used to support the argument is Bruni’s connection to Swarthmore College. Contrary to last year, the school no longer requires applicants to write two 500-word essays in addition to the Common Application. The reasoning for eliminating these supplements was simply to raise Swarthmores rank among other top schools by widening the group of applicants therefore lowering their acceptance rate.
I agree with Frank Bruni’s argument that by eliminating supplemental essays unique to each college, accepted students are not necessarily getting the right fit. Although, I agree that requiring additional essays to the Common Application can put busier students at a disadvantage; a student from a low-income family who works ten or more hours a week is less likely to apply to schools which require more writing due to lack of time in his or her busy schedule.
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