College · Family Resources

Every prompt, every limit,
every deadline in one place.

Supplements pile up fast: a why-us here, a community essay there, each with its own limit and date. List every prompt by college, track words against the limit and the status of each answer, and keep the details that only fit one college so the why-us answers do not read like form letters.

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Colleges

The worked example is made up: an early action deadline in four days with one answer over its limit and one not started, and a finished regular decision college. Records save on this device only.

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What you get

College · Family Resources$5

What you finish with
A record per college with its deadline, platform and round; each prompt with word limit, words drafted, status and whether it was written new or adapted; the specifics only that college has and how they connect to you; six checks before submitting; counts of final answers and answers over their limit; flags for a close deadline with answers not final, adapted answers to check for the right name and a why-us prompt with no research.
Who it is for
High school juniors and seniors applying to colleges with supplemental essays, and the parents and counselors helping them keep track.
Format
Browser organizer with a saved record per college. Prints a college’s record, every college as a table or a blank form; downloads a spreadsheet (.csv); exports and imports a file.
Access
$5 one-time, yours on every device you sign in on; the tool opens once you are signed in with it. Included with the Caveat Academy pass and Whole-school licenses. Also in the College application season kit ($29) and the Caveat Suite pass ($299). Everything you type stays in this browser; nothing is sent to Caveat.
Where it lives
The Family Resources space in Caveat College.
Support
Questions about access, an order or a correction: team@caveatacademic.com.

How to use it

  1. Add each college and copy every supplemental prompt with its exact limit.
  2. Before writing a why-us answer, note what only that college has.
  3. Update the words and status as you draft.
  4. Check adapted answers for the other college’s name.
  5. Paste each answer into the application and check the preview before you submit.

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Writing why-us answers

The test for a why-us sentenceCould go to any collegeI love the beautiful campus andthe strong academics.The school has great clubsand a diverse community.Only fits this oneI want to take Cities and Waterin my first year and join thegroup that maps storm drainswith the city.1Name a specific2Say why it fits you3Show what you would doThe test for a why-us sentenceCould go to any collegeI love the beautiful campus andthe strong academics.The school has great clubsand a diverse community.Only fits this oneI want to take Cities and Waterin my first year and join thegroup that maps storm drainswith the city.1. Name a specific2. Say why it fits you3. Show what you would do
Sample sentences written for this page. Swap the college’s name into a sentence: if it still works, it is not specific yet.

Reusing an essay

Adapting one answer for several similar prompts is normal and saves time. The risk is a sentence that still names the first college or its program. Mark adapted answers, and read each one once for nothing but names.

Limits are hard limits

Application systems usually stop you at the limit or cut the text off. Count with the same tool the application uses: some count characters, and word processors and web forms can differ by a few words.

Sources

  1. Common App. First-year application requirements and the college questions and writing supplement sections (commonapp.org).
  2. Coalition for College. Application help for students (coalitionforcollegeaccess.org).
  3. National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC). Guidance for students on application essays (nacacnet.org).
  4. Purdue Online Writing Lab. Writing the personal statement (owl.purdue.edu).

The worked example is made up, including the colleges and courses. Each college sets its own prompts, limits and deadlines; check them on its application. Nothing you type is sent to Caveat. Support: team@caveatacademic.com.