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This is a public service announcement. I have been telling CV members to use the Free Peer Essay Review over the past month and I just realized it may be a thing of the past.

I see only 2 options now. …

hi yall.

I registered for sat with essay but I dont wanna take the essay part and I DONT WANT A REFUND.

can I just leave after the math section is fully over?

will the score on the essay section be 0 ?

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hi, I'll be taking SAT test in May! but I registered for the essay test also. now I want to cancel it but the college board said now the seats of the "without essay" test are full. can I cancel the es …

If you use the peer essay review feature on CollegeVine, how do you usually rate the reviews of your essays? I try to rate every review as 5/5, as long as they gave some helpful advice and looks like …

Hello! I was curious: Are admissions officers meticulous when evaluating essay applications? Or do they skim through each one out of efficiency and scan for keywords and easily-identifiable, desirable …

I’m a junior and i’m thinking about applying to a summer program and it requires an essay (which is the most important part of the application). I don’t know if collegvine’s essay reviewer is limited …

Hello!

I am asking this question regarding the essay review section of the site as I am not sure where else to go regarding this.

I revised this paper earlier today: https://imgur.com/a/iag1TBu

However, …

My son has written his common app essay on this prompt "Describe a topic, idea, or concept you find so engaging it makes you lose all track of time. Why does it captivate you? What or who do you turn …

Hi, I'm a senior working on college applications.

I have automatic admission to UT but I'm really passionate about getting into the Dean's scholars program (a College of Natural Sciences honors program …

I tried to click on the "review this essay" button, I then clicked the "Yes, I'll review this essay" on the pop-up. But I can't find the essay, the essay didn't open, I've checked every button on my p …

I wrote my essay about overcoming adversity. My essay is about half describing what I went through and the other half describing what I learned and how the lessons I learned will be valuable for me in …

I am applying Early Decision to a school that has an optional essay prompt that is similar to the main Common App essay prompt I want to submit to other schools. Can I submit the Early Decision appli …

Basically, there are three factors and causes that I wanna talk about in my essay. 1/My parents were divorced when I was 7. After that, my mom, who didn't want me and my brother, decided to disappear …

Hi! I am a senior at a large public high school. For my Commonapp essay, I would like to do an unconventional structure. That being said, I was going to attempt to write my essay with a big headline a …

So I'm writing my personal statement, and I was wondering if having an unpopular opinion might make my essay less effective if the admissions officers disagrees or is biased. Specifically, I'm writing …

As I was finalizing my UPitt application, I realized that the main personal statement was listed as "optional". However, UPitt has 4 other 'supplemental' essay prompts, one prompt in which I could jus …

I'm a rising senior who is planning on studying mechanical engineering in college. With most college applications opening in a couple of days, I am very worried about the fact that I don't have a pers …

Hi, I am trying to decide what essay topic is best for me. So far, I have drafted an essay about my relationship with mental illness and how music helped me. I also have drafts for an essay about my n …

(shoutout if youre the person who reviewed my osu essay!)

anyways so im applying to osu and im filling out the supplemental for the morrill scholarship. ill attach the prompt below. anyways so what i a …

Hi everyone. I'm a junior in high school and would love it if I can have some help on reviewing my college essay. I would love it if you guys can help with these things: Clarity and Flow: Are the even …