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I am having writer's block in trying to come up with an essay topic and need some brainstorming tips. What are some ways to come up with a good essay topic?

Hi! I'm a Mexican international student that will be applying to US colleges this fall. Last summer, I had an advocacy project with the political advocacy group of my NGO. My state is better conservat …

I scored 1300 (680 RW, 620 M) on my sophomore PSAT October 2018. I studied 10-20 questions per day with 4 practice tests from mid-April to late-August. In August 2019, I scored 1470 (750 Math, 720 RW) …

Hi, I am a junior in high school. How do you come up with an idea that is specific and unique for a personal statement essay? I am having some trouble doing this.:( I am still in high school but we h …

Is there a specific website where I can find these prompts?

I just want to know what they are looking for in this essay overall or anything specific and what can I say that will make me stand out from the rest of the essays or at least not be boring.

Hello, I came here looking for peers to review an essay I'm writing. However, I signed up not knowing this was primarily a site for personal statement reviews. I'm already a college student and I want …

I am just curious as to how much weight the essay carries when added with other application materials

I want to major in computer science, but was wondering if i could/should write my essay on basketball and my struggles with playing for a varsity team. I am now the captain of said team so it might lo …

For example, I'm applying for Reed (as a transfer thru the common app) and the question for the essay guide on here is different than what's asked on the common app - a 250 word minimum personal state …

Two questions:

1 - if I submit an essay for review, could it get plagiarized?

2 - if a college runs my essay through a plagiarism checker, will it say I plagiarized it because I posted on Collegevine?

I'm wondering if I should even consider applying to UMich at all. It seems a bit of a reach for me as I don't have any good stats and I'm pretty much just an average student.

As a senior, I currently …

I’m applying to UNC Early Action as an out-of-state student, and I’m running short on time. Right now, I’m prioritizing shortening my personal statement and finishing the second required supplement.

Gi …

I’m applying to U.S. universities for Fall 2027 and I’m starting to get a little worried that I might be aiming too high. I’d really appreciate an honest assessment — especially from people familiar w …

I am sharing a resource from Ask Ayurveda, the project I work with, and curious how people here handle breaks during application season. Does putting a stop time on essay edits actually stick, or do y …

I'm a rising junior in high school (In State & County) with a 3.714 UW GPA and a 3.941 W GPA. I'm very interested in becoming a cloud engineer, and getting a bachelors at a good school is one of the t …

“Please state your name for the record.”

Most people could answer this without thinking, like a natural instinct. Yet there I sat, struggling to say my own name, realizing how long it had taken me to f …

I am a high school senior trying to stay on top of several college applications at once. Between essays, recommendation letters, and deadlines, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. I’d love to hear strategi …

Hi! I am currently a junior, and I was wondering where I could get in and if I was doing good so far. I want to apply to UW Seattle, UT Austin, Texas Tech, UTD, Texas A&M, U of South Carolina, Indiana …

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