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Hi, so I'm a senior living in Thailand.

My first application deadline for an IVY League School is November 1st. Most of my classmates are done writing their CommonApp essay, but I am having trouble wi …

If I am writing a supplemental essay and the content of my essay revolves around a program that I have taken at some other university, is it okay to mention that other college name and the program nam …

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 …

For the common app essay do I need a title even I already selected a prompt that common already gave us? I just need to copy and paste the essay from my docs to common app right? Do I need to include …

One of my schools requires an essay about a piece of literature that inspired you. For me, a particular poem came to mind. However, my common app essay is about how I discovered poetry (and the poem I …

So I took the SAT 2 times:

In October 2019 I scored 680 EBRW and 800 Math, but had a 15 on the essay

In August 2020 I took it without the essay and scored 730 EBRW and 790 Math.

This means that my supers …

HI! I got my college essay reviewed on Collegevine. I was really happy about the positive feedback and criticisms. However (according to the reviewer) my essay belongs in the "bottom 41%" of essays ap …

I am going to be a senior next year and I have take the ACT once (without the essay) and I have not taken the SAT at all. I am planning on registering for ACTs and SATs, but I do not know if I should …

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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 …

I'm a rising senior starting my common essay. A family member disability has a played a big part of my life and choosing to go into medicine. I'm thinking of writing my essay about how I have became c …

I can't decide whether the montage essay or the narrative essay is a suitable one for my application. Can you give me some advices which schools prefer reading montage structure essay to narrative str …

My academic record isn't the best, and I'm trying to use the additional information section on the Common App to explain why, but I'm struggling with the 650 word limit. I grew up in a really abusive …

{these are (mine) graceanne deladem's submission and my original essays, please dont plagerize :D}

Hey I am applying to NYU and I have done research I was wondering about if I should specify that in m …

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I am currently a senior in high school. My GPA is 3.0, while it used to be 3.9. I would have only needed one more point to get a 4.0. Unfortunately, I failed my American Literature class in …

Can I really trust this essay peer review? Please be honest/objective

- Would the essay show up on websites that detect plagiarism? I don't want to be accused of plagiarism just because I submitted my …

I am applying to CUNY schools through the CUNY application, and when it comes to uploading your essay, there is nothing there on the application site to indicate which prompt you chose to do. So, shou …

I noticed they require a scholarship essay, but the questions are very similar to the supplemental that was required for admission. Can I reuse the essay (with some modifications), or will they be abl …

So far I've reviewed about 5-6 essays and hadn't known what the authors think of my review. I always make sure my reviews are of-quality and really point out mistakes in an essay, so I want to know if …

Hello everyone! So a little bit about me before I jump into my question. I'm a half Chinese and half Russian American who is super into politics and government.

A college essay asked me about my ident …