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Because the Supreme Court struck down race-conscious admissions on June 29th, we recently updated our chancing algorithm so that the impact of your ethnicity is greatly reduced. As a result, your chan …

Just made another more general post about my GPA- but I've got a more specific question regarding my essay. As I was writing, the idea popped into my head that I could base my essay around the followi …

I am a twin and I was thinking of writing my personal statement on something related to that but unsure of how to angle it. Does anyone have any advice? Or personal experience writing a twin essay?

This is my profile (It'll be a bit long):

BASIC INFORMATION:

Asian (Indian)

International student

Private High School operating under CBSE Curriculum with a graduating class of 120 students

Female

No legacy …

This is my profile (It'll be a bit long):

BASIC INFORMATION:

Asian (Indian)

International student

Private High School operating under CBSE Curriculum with a graduating class of 120 students

Female

No legacy …

i’m about to start writing my common app essay and a lot of the questions feel very open ended. i know that i have to be able to create a unique essay but i don’t really know how to make a topic stand …

One college I'm applying to requires a supplemental essay that discusses the overcoming of obstacles. I took a writing elective last year where the teacher gave us daily prompts and the students would …

Hello, I've already applied to several colleges via Common App, some which required an essay. I still have several schools to apply to, and I'm more interested in the other prompts I didn't choose. Th …

What are the components of a good "why our college" essay (other than academics and prestige)? I'm applying to GaTech and don't how to start off my essay and wanted tips and advice on how to write a s …

Hello, I am applying to colleges on the CommonApp and I recently started my essay. My essay includes talking about how another college sent me an email about joining a stock market challenge hosted by …

I am really struggling with writing my college essay, I feel a though I have nothing interesting to write about, I wrote an essay and it got reviewed 3 times and they all said I didn't show my persona …

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Like the title says, Im worried about writing my personal essay about learning on my own. Ive learned a lot on my own, but its not for lack of resources from school. Its just I prefer learnin …

Hi! This is more of a college-vine-specific question than an actual college application question. If this is the wrong place to post this, let me know and I'll redirect :)

I posted two essays for peer …

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, …

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 …

I am currently drafting my Common App essay and I picked the prompt about gratitude. Is it too unoriginal to write about how a family member's illness affected me and my goals? I also want to connect …

Hello! I am a rising senior and have starting writing my college essay. I have an idea but I just wanted to make sure that it was doable and not too cliché.

I have OCD and have been diagnosed since …

My EOC was done on the computer. I don't know why they did it, but they did it and there were so many technical issues. I was able to log in, but other people in the same room as me couldn't, so there …

Just a minute ago, I reported an essay of an Indian folk (he/she claimed in the essay).

The issue was, that he copied my Harvard Essay and altered it a little. He did not even change the strong words …

if i have to write an essay about myself and my hobby can i mention some personal information like the name of my youtube channel .

do that kind of information is bad for the admission? i think i shou …

I am applying to a school with a supplemental essay with a word count restriction of no more than 500 words. My essay is currently 240 words. Is it okay to submit that essay (once edited) despite bein …