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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 …

So my essay for this prompt is about the quality of education in my area, which I care a lot about. If I could change anything about my hometown, it would genuinely be that. I write in the essay about …

So I have been having a college essay idea but still not sure if I will write on it. I'm probably going to be pursuing a psychology degree and become a teacher, work in some setting with children, may …

Hi, I am considering different options for writing a personal and supplement essay. I have a few topics, including 1) how music helped me get through an ED & mental illness, 2) my curiosity with the w …

My essay is about how my love of/relationship with baking has changed over time. Part of my essay describes the way it changed once I developed an eating disorder. I don't mean to make it the focus of …

I am in my senior year, and plan on taking the SAT along with the essay. I am not sure how to mark it, and I am not sure if any teachers at my school will be able to. Where can I get it marked? Also, …

Does anyone know how important the UChicago supplement essay is (the one with the unique and quirky questions)? I'm not that great at creative writing but really want to attend UChicago, so how much d …

Hi, I am trying to decide between two essay topics for a program because I feel that my first topic wasn't original enough. I am applying to a program which entails students from different countries c …

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As COVID-19 has me inside all summer since my intended activities have been canceled, I have decided what better way to spend my time then to get a head start on my college essays! I have decid …

Is there any way to get a professional from college vine to review my essay? Would I need Karma?

Also, will submitting my essay for review affect when I submit my essay to the common app because of the …

Hello! After weeks of trying to figure out what my topic would be about, I finally decided on something that changed my life and allowed me to experience it differently. This was photography and I rea …

If I take the sat with the essay, do colleges have to see the essay portion?

Hello! I'm applying to Harvard a school that values community and leadership. In my personal essay i have spoken on my impact on community, but in my supplementary essay i have two main option. I can …

Listen, I’m as average as they come, but almost every single college I’m thinking about applying to wants a “what’s your story” or a “what makes you unique” essay. I literally don’t know, so what are …

Lately I've been thinking about what I'm going to write about for my college essay. I've mostly just been brainstorming ideas though and haven't actually started writing anything yet. I know my essay …

I have run 100 miles every week for almost a year now and was wondering if this would make for a good college essay.

I used to get injured a lot because I was malnourished but once I got that sorted I …

Please complete a short essay (Less than 500 words) that describes what you want to major in and why. Include what you would like to do with your degree and how this scholarship will assist with your …

I'm a junior currently, and I was wondering if anyone could offer ideas on what to write about for the common app essay prompt.(it can be any of the following 7) I'm working on brainstorming a list, s …

So I uploaded an essay for peer review 2 weeks ago. It said it was going to get back to me in 12 hours. It has been two weeks. I uploaded another essay a week ago and I still have not gotten it back. …

So I put my common app essay into GPT Zero and the thing said there's a 45% change it's all AI generated but I never used it. Everything I wrote are my ideas, I ddid have help with a essay turtor but …

I've started brainstorming ideas for my common app essay and writing extremely rough drafts. I'm just trying to get a feel for what I want to write about. Would anyone like to share what their topic i …