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Can I write my personal essay about a divorce that affected me throughout my life?

Highschool sophomore preparing for college,hey Mr/Mrs I was born and raised in Africa and I've been brought up by my father all through my life the question of not having a mother at home has always a …

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Can I recycle the same essay for two different universities if they have a similar prompt? +A question about karma

If I have a very compelling story which can become a "wow" factor can I use it for answering similar essay prompts of different universities? Do AOs check in with each other or something?

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For “Prompt 6” of the Common App., should I denote my research aspirations within the personal statement?

I have already outlined a common app essay from prompt 5 and submitted it after several proofreads and peer edits, but in the case of elite schools, I feel the need to “upgrade” my essay status from g …

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How I can get someone to review college essay without any karma

Hi, I would like to have someone to review my essays. I don't have any karma now. I don't mind paying some money. Do you have such service?

thanks.

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How exactly do I peer review someone's essay on this site?

I tried to click on the "review this essay" button, I then clicked the "Yes, I'll review this essay" on the pop-up. But I can't find the essay, the essay didn't open, I've checked every button on my p …

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What are the top characteristics that admissions counselors look for when looking at your application and college essays

senior in high school applying to college currently and wanting to go into a psychology major on a pre-med track

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3 years ago
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I received a low score on the SAT Essay, should I still send SAT scores?

So I didn't know you can't send your sat scores without the essay and I received a low score on the essay. My overall sat score is good for the schools I am applying too but im wondering if I should e …

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3 years ago
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Digital magazine

Hi,

So one of my schools requires a list of books submission. Are digital magazines considered books? It's a very informative one about Science etc

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3 years ago
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How can I apply for an essay? I also need the form

Liberty University

Miriam Torres.

How can I contribute to the campus in a very well spoken person I also love to communicate with at her people hard worker teacher also I love to build a book club theat …

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Anyone else have essay anxiety?

This might be a stupid question but I wanted to ask because I'm hoping someone can give me some tips or tricks or advice that worked for them. So I'm applying to 10 schools total and already applied t …

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Grammar and sentence structre

I'm wondering if formal grammar rules should apply to everyday conversations and thoughts I use in my college essay. Side note: Would the use of British spelling be seen as incorrect when applying to …

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Is your essay reviewed by multiple people or only one person if you post it?

Hi, I was just wondering if the essay I submitted for review on this site is reviewed by multiple people. I dont want too many people to have access to it, because Im worried someone may copy it. Than …

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3 years ago
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How do I avoid sounding like a gloomy person in an essay talking about overcoming adversity?

I wrote my essay about overcoming adversity. My essay is about half describing what I went through and the other half describing what I learned and how the lessons I learned will be valuable for me in …

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I am a student from Ghana. Please can I be accepted if I apply for test optional schools in USA?

I have excellent grades and I attended a public boarding school.

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3 years ago
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Why does it occasionally not cost karma for me to submit an essay?

Why does it occasionally not cost karma for me to submit an essay? At one point in the day it cost me 10, and later it said none required. Just curious.

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Should I write optional essays?

I'm in the process of applying to Penn State. they have an optional essay that says "Please tell us something about yourself, your experiences, or activities that you believe would reflect positively …

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Is there any way to remove your essay?

I submitted my college essay for review and the feedback I got was amazing. Now that I have all the feedback I need is there anyway to remove my essay from college vine? Or another question would be w …

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Would it help if I were completely honest with setbacks I've had throughout my high school career?

I am currently a senior in high school. I moved to the states two years ago from Puerto Rico. My freshman year at my old school was quite bad. I had teachers who were indifferent to my success, I didn …

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Will colleges make any reference to sexuality on anything they send me?

I'm bisexual and am obviously closeted to my homophobic parents. As I'm planning on writing an essay on my struggle with my sexuality, I obviously need to check off under the personal information that …

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How specific should a "Why School?" essay be?

Hi!

I'm currently working on my Yale application and have come to the "Why Yale?" essay. From my reading, I've often seen that I should talk about specific attributes of the school I am applying to.

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