Admissions Advice

Class of '27 What Part of your application makes you nervous and uncomfortable?

As we embark on yet another hyper-competitive admissions season, I'm sure other CV members want to know if they are the o …

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I am a rising senior who wants to know whether I have chosen a good CommonApp essay topic and which prompt the essay fits into if it is good.

I am planning to write about how I make people feel c …

I am planning to write about my experience visiting my cousins in my native country and noticing how community oriented they are. I plan to write about how I realize they are more selfless than me by …

i have heard guidance here that the common app essay should not include ECs, because they are on the application already.

But when the prompt #1 says interest or talent, won’t that be the same as EC ?

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Hello, I am a senior who will be applying to colleges this fall.

This year, the University of Texas at Austin has begun using the CommonApp to submit applications. They still require the topic A essay, …

I am applying to NC State and one of their prompts is NC State University is committed to building a just and inclusive community, one that does not tolerate unjust or inhumane treatment, and that den …

I wrote my application essay for the Common App and I don't think it fits well with any of the possible prompts except the last prompt, where you make your own. I got feedback on the essay saying that …

Would admission officers prefer an essay about one of my passions/skills or an essay about a volunteer experience I had and the lessons I learned from it? I have written two essays based on Common Ap …

So I’ve been working on my personal statement and I’ve been planning to use the topics of pole vaulting, since I’ve been doing it for all of hs and I’ve been doing pretty good in it, and that I want t …

i am very interested in astrology. i heard that your essay should be so specific to you that if a teacher was holding a stack of essays with your essay in it, your best friend or someone close to you …

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So I am trying to major in computer science. Before I can start writing supplemental essays for the colleges I am applying to, I want first to tackle the personal statement by Common App to avo …

I share my bedroom with my 11 year old brother. having school on zoom was really hard because we both study in our bedroom and the sounds from our laptop speakers really distract both me and my brothe …

I’m trying to draft all my essays, and for some of the supplementals, I’m not sure how I can connect them to my extracurriculars. I can build my character/identity in them, but I don’t have any extrac …

I am unsure if you can because sometimes it is considered informal but i have heard that it is fine from others. Thanks!

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I am a rising senior who will be applying to UT Austin this fall aiming for a prospective major in applied mathematics.

The following is the essay prompt for UT admissions for Fall 2023 applicant …

Hello,

I am a rising senior who will be applying to UT Austin this fall aiming for a prospective major in applied mathematics.

The following is the essay prompt for UT admissions for Fall 2023 applicant …

Heres what I am thinking about for my "Why Us" essay for University of VermontBasically UVM has a program where you can raise up a cow. Growing up working on a farm during the summers was something re …

I am planning to write about how I have burned myself out several times, but then learned my limits and changed my rigid schedule to prevent burnout. Will the admissions officer understand the burnou …

Hello, is writing about my social anxiety, how I overcame it and how extracurriculars helped me with it a cliche topic? If so how can I write it in an interesting and unique way? Thank you

I believe my family has put unfair pressure on me and I want colleges to know that and understand that I am able to extract this unjust pressure from my conscience.