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I applied for a scholarship for international students and the documents I need to attach are my essay, my records and “any additional information that could help describe my story”. I’m really lookin …

The prompt is the following:

"Worcester Polytechnic Institute seeks students who are the right fit for its academic and campus community. In what ways are you the right fit for the distinctive educatio …

I'm answering a supplemental that asks about an experience in which I exchanged beliefs/had my beliefs challenged. I naturally want to start the essay with dialogue, but I've already done that with an …

My common app essay basically revolves around my realization that my first impressions of things isn't always right and how I came to change this by giving things I usually wouldn't chances and it has …

One of the schools I'm applying to has a supplemental essay about communities/groups you're in and to describe one you're in and your place in it. My immediate thought was to write about how I've move …

I am writing my college essay on a health issue I have and the growth from experiencing it. How do I make sure I convey the struggle to its fullest degree without sounding too much like a sob story? A …

I'm trying to write a personal essay but i don't have a story that's interesting enough to make it pop out

I'm trying to write a personal essay but i don't have a story that's interesting enough to make it pop out

I was wondering how much emphasis is put on the Common App Essay if other parts of your application are relatively strong.

My school is religious but my family is not, and I myself was a believer until less than two years ago. I want to write about how my education shaped me into a better person even though I no longer sh …

Would someone be able to edit my NHS essay

the prompt is Consider a leadership position you’ve held, in the school or in the community. Briefly describe the position and the responsibilities of the p …

I am applying to NC State and one of their prompts is NC State University is committed to building a just and inclusive community, one that does not tolerate unjust or inhumane treatment, and that den …

I wrote my application essay for the Common App and I don't think it fits well with any of the possible prompts except the last prompt, where you make your own. I got feedback on the essay saying that …

I am applying to NC State and one of their prompts is about diversity and how I will contribute on their campus. In my essay, I talked about how working with people with disabilities at my work made m …

Heres what I am thinking about for my "Why Us" essay for University of VermontBasically UVM has a program where you can raise up a cow. Growing up working on a farm during the summers was something re …

I am planning to write about how I have burned myself out several times, but then learned my limits and changed my rigid schedule to prevent burnout. Will the admissions officer understand the burnou …

I've heard that your admissions essay is where your admissions officer is supposed to see your personality, not what's on your actual application. With that being said, does that mean I shouldn't brag …

Hi! Rising senior here.. I think I want my essay topic to be about when I started up a charity for the homeless and how it changed my veiws and the lives of others.. but I'm not sure where I could pu …

One of the essay prompts for Embry-Riddle University asks about my career goals with a 250-word limit. This is different from all the essay prompts I have seen and am not sure how to approach this. An …

For the Common APP are the 22/23 Essay Prompts available yet?