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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 …

Hi. I applied to the Weitzman School of Design at Upenn for the fall of 2021. I looked over my essay today just to look over what I wrote. Then I realized I made two writing errors on one of my essays …

Please incorporate the following topics into the content of your essay:

1. How will your course of study contribute to your future career plans, and why have you chosen this path?

2. Tell us about a tim …

Hello, I've been brainstorming on how to respond to these essay questions but I'm lost. I'm not sure if I should answer these questions straightforwardly or answer them including dialogue, quotes, or …

Over the corona virus pandemic, due to being stuck at home, I have been giving weekly English language lessons to my grandma and her underprivileged neighborhood kids in in India through zoom (since t …

My name is Emma and I am a senior in high school hoping for help with my college application essays. I go to a very small private school in a small town and no one at my school really knows what colle …

I hate seeing my points wasted and my time wasted as I finish waiting for a essay review but only getting comments like "good transition" and "good word" in five different ways is annoying and frustra …

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