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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...
2024-2025 Brown Supplement Essays
The quest for college admission is often referred to as the 'application process' — a term that might suggest a standard, formulaic set of steps. However, understated under the rubric of ‘process’ is the custom nature of the college application itself, a dossier...
2022-2023 Princeton Supplement Essays
Princeton Supplement In addition to the Common Application or QuestBridge Application, Princeton University requires the Princeton Supplement. Below you will find the supplemental questions for the 2021-22 application cycle. You submit the Supplement online through...
2024-2025 Yale Supplement Essays
Greetings, future Yale students! As you embark on this thrilling phase of your academic adventure, we stand ready to assist you in navigating the Yale-specific inquiries for the Coalition Application, Common Application, and QuestBridge Application for the upcoming...
2022-2023 Dartmouth Essay Prompts
While arguing a Dartmouth-related case before the U.S. Supreme Court in 1818, Daniel Webster, Class of 1801, uttered this memorable line: ''It is, Sir…a small college. And yet, there are those who love it!'' As you seek admission to the Class of 2022, what aspects of...
2022-2023 U Chicago Essay Prompts
So, without further ado, here are the 2022-2023 University of Chicago essay prompts: Was it a cat I saw? Yo-no-na-ka, ho-ka-ho-ka na-no-yo (Japanese for “the world is a warm place”). Może jutro ta dama da tortu jeżom (Polish for “maybe tomorrow that lady will give a...