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Does anyone know fo any free service that will edit my common app college application essay? Preferably with more detail then just grammar issues.

Hi everyone! I'm going to be a Senior in High School this Fall, and I'm trying to get ahead with preparing for admissions. I've set up a Common App account, and I think it's time I start working on t …

I started writing my college essay and I'm stuck. My topic is my stereoblindness and how I've adapted to life because of it. I'm really really stuck because I feel like I'm being redundant in my intro …

I am a junior who sucks at writing essays. What are some things that I can do to improve before I start writing them?

Is a college essay consultant worth getting for college essays?

Hello!

Recently, I have been doing a lot of essay reviews on here and I was wondering if there was a way I could put my work here on a resume?

Thanks!

Am I allowed to write a CommonApp essay that highlights an incident dated back to when I was in grade 5/6?

As a Junior who's applying to colleges in a few months, I've been struggling on figuring out what would be a good topic for my essays. I can confidently say the rest of my application is pretty good ( …

I've always favored more humanities based stuff, but I didn't make my Mock Trial Tryouts :(

I'm a sophomore right now. I'm a black female.

1. Diverisity and Inclusion team (9th - Present) Co-President

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I am in 11th grade and I will be applying to Colleges next year. I'm curious as to whether anyone has advice as to what would make an essay stand out?

I want to write an essay a lot, but I don't know where to start or what the topic should do. I want to know how to make it from the basics.

I am starting the process of writing and thinking about college application essays and was wondering where I can find things to include vs what not to. Also, what makes a good application essay.

I need some templates to help with my college admission essay. can anyone give me some, possibly a link? I'm a junior I want to start gathering ideas for my essay so ill be more prepared in my senior …

I've heard a lot of people talk about essay topics that are overused or are not unique. I admit that I am a little worried because it makes me feel as though I have no experiences to talk about that a …

I'm applying to an out of state school and the college essay prompt is "all about you" and I don't know what I should include.

I am writing a challange essay but I do not know how to imrove my narrative skills.

Does anyone have any tips or prompts for writing a good college essay besides the one on the common app? I am struggling to write one.

My Common App essay is 261 words, which might appear to be the bare minimum, but it's very concise and wrapped up nicely. I don't think there's anything significant to add, but will this hurt my chanc …

So I’m about to write the supplement for my safety school and the prompt is about how a specific community service I’ve done has changed my view on a social issue. Since I’m a Christian homeschooler, …

I am an international student so I am not really familiarize with how the process work. I used common app to submit 3 applications and later realized I screw up the format because I copy paste in the …

I'm applying for the Bank of America student leader internship, which is incredibly selective, and I was wondering how I could stand out and be chosen. The application consists of recommendation lette …