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With fast, free essay peer reviews, you can easily tell the strength of your college essay and how to improve. Learn what works in college essays by giving and receiving inline edits and reviews.
With fast, free essay peer reviews, you can easily tell the strength of your college essay and how to improve. Learn what works in college essays by giving and receiving inline edits and reviews.
With more schools going test optional, college essays can help you stand out from the rest, and they can often make the difference between a rejection and acceptance.
Grades alone won’t get you accepted to your dream school. The college essay is an important piece— making up about a quarter of your college application. Essays help you stand out from the rest.
Admissions officers want to better understand who you are through your essays. So showcasing your unique view of the world and the experiences that have led you to where you are is pivotal.
Admissions officers only spend a few minutes on each application. This is why you need the essay to be memorable for the readers for a strong application. The best way to do this is to have others read your essay before you submit. The more reviews you get, better chance you have to identify confirmation bias so you can be assured that you’re representing yourself in the most memorable way possible.
Stop guessing what admissions officers will take away from your college essay. Give and receive actionable reviews to write your way to acceptance. By peer reviewing essays, you can immerse in the writers' world and learn to understand their personality and intent, like an admissions officer.
To write standout essays, you need to understand what you are being asked and answer it in a compelling, authentic way. With our guides, see what questions admissions officers are really asking, how to answer them without sacrificing your personality, and read real essays from the past with our expert analyses to help you brainstorm—all in one place.
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