Admissions Advice

I am a high school senior trying to stay on top of several college applications at once. Between essays, recommendation letters, and deadlines, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. I’d love to hear strategi …

My dream school is Stanford, and my goal in life has been, up until this point, to get in. Would the following be a strong essay topic if tied to other parts of my application?

Finding My Voice: Writin …

Hi I'm applying to IU Bloomington for marketing. Is my essay decent? I've been told that it's too generic but is the content unique enough? I understand it's not the strongest essay. The rest of my ap …

I've submitted two essays and the reviewers both said that it didn't make sense. How can I improve my writing so that it makes sense? And how can I improve on my writing overall?

i like my topic and i think it's pretty well written but i need extra eyes to tell me where it could be stronger or if it needs more editing. i just want a one time constructive critique. i have 30+ …

Hey everyone, I bet everyone is stressed out with admission being right around the corner (me too dw), but I just had some questions about the essay. Does anyone have any tips? Is it cliche to do a st …

I am an incoming senior (class of 2026).

I go to a public high school and I will be a senior this fall. I'm planning to apply to all UCs and Stanford and major in physics.

In New York, I got to breathe again.

Before that, I was suffocating, literally. My body was failing me before I even had a chance to live. I had an enlarged liver, my skin yellowing before I could take …

Hi everyone! I'm Ashia — I recently graduated high school as valedictorian and will be attending Duke University this fall. I was also accepted into UT Austin’s Turing Scholars Program (CS honors, ~20 …

I haven't written the actual essay yet, but I want to know if it's a good starting point or topic for me to write about. The opening line is: "Some people have butterflies in their stomachs; I have bu …

Okay, I need to write like 11 essays/short answer question answers and it is stressing me out. I'm a junior at the moment and about to enter into the summer before my senior year. I'm very excited to …

How often does plagiarism happen on this site? Would it be likely that someone else would steal my essay?

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Most of my life, I faded into the background, a quiet presence in a world full of louder voices. I was the one student at the back of the classroom praying the teacher wouldn’t call on me. In group …

Hi all, I've been working on my personal statement for college apps and I'm getting near to submitting my essay. But I've heard different things on whether or not I should link my essay to what I'm lo …

I recently went through the challenges of a job search, and it taught me a lot about resiliessence and being optimistic. I want to write about it but I don't know if it's too recent to be reflected on …

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For the common app prompt "Share an essay on any topic of your choice. It can be one you've already written, one that responds to a different prompt, or one of your own design" I chose to writ …

Hello,

For the common app prompt "Share an essay on any topic of your choice. It can be one you've already written, one that responds to a different prompt, or one of your own design" I chose to writ …

I’ve written one common app personal essay and two college supplemental essays. I apply to colleges in less than a week and I’m worried that my essays aren’t good enough or unique. What are some tips/ …

So I've been working on my CommonApp essay and I've been planning to talk about how one of biggest interests in life is playing guitar or in general just breaking down songs by listening to them close …