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Would an admissions officer overlook average achievements/awards in terms of extracurriculars if a student had a strong essay that made a lasting impression on him/her? If you get national recognition …

Some highly selective summer programs require an essay similar to the common app. Example:Tell us your story. What unique opportunities or challenges have you experienced throughout your high school …

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I'm an international student writing my Why Us essay for Barnard College, which is my dream school. I was thinking of answering the prompt with a description of a day as a student, while touchi …

I am applying for a fairly selective research opportunity over the summer at a prestigious school so I really want my essay to be phenomenal. The essay mandates a minimum of 300 words and when I reach …

My school signed up all 11th grade students to take the SAT on March 24th. I am prepared (as I can get) to take to Reading and Math portions. However, I have not studied at all for the essay because I …

I worked really hard on reviewing an essay. The essay I read was phenomenal so I worked my hardest to give feedback that was just as good. I submitted it seconds after the 1 hour expiration. When I su …

Hello! I've gotten my essay reviewed by several people in the peer review section of CollegeVine; I was wondering if there was a way to get it reviewed by one of the experts here. If possible, I'd be …

Hello! I had gotten feedback for one of my submitted essays a few days ago; however, when I now go to "My Essays" in the "Peer Review" section, I find the essay and its feedback missing--as if it was …

I am a freshman. I use the common application to apply to various schools in the United States Of America. My courses are all reflecting on health careers and most of the schools require college essay …

I'm signed up for the March SAT with essay, but Collegeboard is suspending the essay in the future, so colleges seemingly will care less about it. Should I still study for it?

So I submitted an essay on Thursday evening and it was projected to be done in 5-9 hours. I have since not received it (as of Saturday morning) despite reporting delays twice. Is this common?

Hello! I am a sophomore in high school, and I am interested in submitting my essay that I wrote, and I've looked everywhere to find a competition to put it through, but they all have a certain theme. …

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On Common App, George Mason offers the option of submitting an optional video essay below their required written response. Is this in response to their written essay, or can it be about anything?

Th …

I am applying to yygs and in one essay I have to write about my background, beliefs, values and something that has influenced me and articulate how it has shaped me.

Can anyone gimme some ideas what c …

I wrote one essay that my Chinese counselor thought it was not so good, but my other counselor, a British, thinks it's good enough. I personally felt unsatisfied about both of their opinions or editi …

Hello, I am applying to mainly biomedical engineering majors for my undergraduate degree. In my essay, I am wondering if I should include any technical things I learned about BME and the commitments I …

I applied to Penn State, not knowing they had an optional essay questions, but I already submitted my application. I recently found out from a friend that they do. I’m not sure if it would be smart to …

I'm really anxious about my essay that I've submitted for peer essay review. I'm afraid if someone plagiarized my essay. Is there any policy about that?

Hey so I'm a sophomore in high school and I want to start learning how to make my college admissions essay the best it can be so I want to know what most admissions offices look at, what you guys thin …

I can see that someone has reviewed the essay I submitted but I can't open the essay to see the full feedback. How do I view the comments?