Admissions Advice

Incoming senior, looking for apply texas, usc supplementals, etc.

I didn’t face any challenges in the past, but I want to write an essay that can impress the admission officers. Do you have any advices to do that? Thank you.

I am a senior and starting the college application essays, I am thinking about writing an essay about how my perception of friendship changed during the summer I visited my home country for the first …

I’ve done some research into affirmative action for colleges, but the case with Asian-Americans is particularly taboo. A lot of different sources say a lot of different things. Some places tell me not …

I understand that the answer must be creative to showcase my surroundings and connect it with myself. But the only things that come to mind are traditional things from my country but those don't repre …

I have no clue what to write my college essay on. I have had some ideas but they seem too cliche. For background, I am a First Generation Mexican-American with Mexican Immigrant parents. I was thinkin …

My essay is about how my love of/relationship with baking has changed over time. Part of my essay describes the way it changed once I developed an eating disorder. I don't mean to make it the focus of …

I am working on my common apps right now and I am planning to write about something that is in my volunteering part of my application. In my essay, I plan on talking about how I have changed as a pers …

1. I need help studying and I don't know how to start can you guys help me out in how should I study and focus more?

2. What should I write my common essay about I don't know any topics to start?

(assuming I become a Finalist but not matched and some colleges ask for my common app in addition to QB application) or should it be different and not redundant?

Hello! Senior applying to UVA in the next few months, and one of their college-specific prompts is "What's your favorite word and why?" Now, I've had one or two favorite words in my life, but my all-t …

I'm am writing one of my essays for the common app and I don't know if it needs to have a title.

I am in my senior year, and plan on taking the SAT along with the essay. I am not sure how to mark it, and I am not sure if any teachers at my school will be able to. Where can I get it marked? Also, …

I have brainstormed three possible topics:

1. Overcoming an eating disorder and the challenges I still face with body image.

2. Goals and plans to time travel/expand on my fascination with time travel.

Hey there, this is very sad that my love one died 1 year ago. I am incoming HS freshman. so I want to know your thoughts that can I write essay about death for competitive collage like Stanford?

I don't want to take your time for reading 100 words,i only want to know what are some great essay topics for elite collages

e.g Stanford,ivy league, usc.

Does anyone know how important the UChicago supplement essay is (the one with the unique and quirky questions)? I'm not that great at creative writing but really want to attend UChicago, so how much d …

Checking up on essays you have reviewed

I imputed a UC essay twice to ensure a good review and first was told that the first reviewer put it in the top 8% while the second put it in the bottom 25%. What do these percentages mean? How should …

Hi, I am trying to decide between two essay topics for a program because I feel that my first topic wasn't original enough. I am applying to a program which entails students from different countries c …