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I am struggling badly with the common app essay. Could you tell me if starting out like "all my life i've been a performer" and how me doing theatre and choir made it hard for to find who I was until …

“Please state your name for the record.”

Most people could answer this without thinking, like a natural instinct. Yet there I sat, struggling to say my own name, realizing how long it had taken me to f …

I have no idea how to write a college essay, is it a story or like a narration of a certain event? I really need some tips pleaseee!

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …