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I'm writing a common app essay on prompt 3-Reflect on a time when you questioned or challenged a belief or idea. What prompted your thinking? What was the outcome?

I decided to challenge the idea that …

There are many supplement essay questions and it doesn’t specify how many topics to pick.

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I am a rising senior living in Thailand. I am trying to start my college essays as soon as possible, but as most of you know, it is kind of hard trying to come up with sufficient and interesting i …

I am currently a senior in high school and I am trying to get into the University of Oregon, WSU Pullman, or ASU which are heavily competitive schools. If you have any tips to make my essay stand out …

I was just going to get started on my supplemental essays to Amherst and some other schools, but some college YouTuber I was watching just said that Amherst updates and makes supplemental essay topics …

I moved here from India 3 years ago and the place I grew up is extremely important to me. I really want to write about that but since I'm Asian American, an immigrant story would be too cliche. I want …

Hello! I'm going into my senior year and I've registered to retake the SAT (I got a 1340 in April). I want to purchase my previous test booklet but am unsure if I would receive the QAS (question-answe …

I stumbled upon a few questions that I'm posting all here as A I don't want to spam and B each question should have a fairly short answer.

How valued is name recognition of a school for employment pros …

My common app essay is about an extracurricular. How do I mention this extracurricular on my application since I go in depth with it in my essay?

I'm currently in 12th grade and will be joining college from fall 2022. I wanted to start drafting my essays. Do essay prompts of colleges and the common app change every year? (In that case, I'll wai …

Hello, I am about to start writing the common app essay prompt #1. I actually have two main passions and I am confused about which one to choose. I have passion for teaching and also invention. I just …

Hello, I am about to start writing the common app essay prompt #1. I actually have two main passions and I am confused about which one to choose. I have passion for teaching and also invention. I just …

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Does anyone know if Collegevine provides paid service on private essay / common app tutoring? If so, please advise how to contact Collegevine's counselor for their paid service. As I navigate the …

How to write essay for admission? Where to start with and how !?

I have severe anxiety and high-functioning autism. I have a 3.9 GPA and have been taking AP classes. However, my extracurriculars are limited because of my difficulty with crowds and social interacti …

I have a major passion for cooking which is not demonstrated basically anywhere in my application. I'm a well-rounded student (national awards, major commitment to tutoring, babysitting, guitar playin …

I just joined and i am not sure what kind of topic i should write my essay about?

Is humor ok in Essays, and Applications? I’m working on an essay to my school’s robotics team and would it be ok for me ito include some humour? What about in a flipgrid video?

I do not want to have an essay that has been read a million times before, what are some that you commonly see/hear other writing.

As I can apply to 20 colleges via common app, but I have to apply other safety and reach schools also. So, if I apply to those schools directly from website, how am I gonna submit my common app essay …