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College Essay Q&A
Q: What makes for a good college essay advisor? A: Someone who asks a lot of questions, waits for good answers that will make the basis for a solid college essays. Also, one who has a proven track record working with hundreds of applicants who have been accepted to...
2023-2024 UPenn Writing Supplememnt
Prompt 1: Write a short thank-you note to someone you have not yet thanked and would like to acknowledge. (We encourage you to share this note with that person, if possible, and reflect on the experience!) (150-200 words) Be clever here. Choose someone wisely. Please,...
2023-2024 Common Application Essay Prompts
Some students have a background, identity, interest, or talent that is so meaningful they believe their application would be incomplete without it. If this sounds like you, then please share your story. The lessons we take from obstacles we encounter can be...
College Essay Q & A
Q: How do I know when to start writing my essay? A: Only after you have put so much thought into what you want to say, and have identified a story from your life you just can't stop thinking about, are you ready to start writing.
Columbia University Goes Permanently Test Option
In a move that, quite frankly, surprised everyone, Columbia University is the first Ivy League school to go permanently test optional. While the other Ivys and the rest of the Top 20 (minus M.I.T. which reinstated the SAT/ACT last year) are test optional for the next...
College Essay Q&A
Q: What three components make for a great personal statement? A: 1. An original story: Write about an experience you had, one which quite possibly could only have happened to you. 2. Ensure that this story says something about who you are and what you aspire to be. 3....
College Essay Q&A
Q: What makes a college supplement essay effective? A: Knowing the school, articulating what you want from it, and good writing.
2022-2023 NYU Supplement Essay
NYU changed their prompt this year. I sort of liked the Why NYU, it gave applicants a chance to express interest in whatever school they were applying to. This new prompt is generic, and very much in line with what many other schools are doing. The theme: diversity....
2022-2023 Stanford Supplement Essays
The 2022-2023 Stanford supplement is live. Full disclosure, it's high time Stanford changed their prompts. These are years and years old and applicants deserve a shot at showing more of themselves. But until then - here they are: The Stanford community is deeply...
2022-2023 Brown Supplement Essays
Brown University Specific Questions Questions specific to Brown, including our essays for the 2022-2023 application cycle, are found in the section labeled "Questions." If you are applying to the eight-year Program in Liberal Medical Education (PLME) or the...