You’ve written your Common App essay (aka the personal statement). Great! You’ve finished the first piece. Now it’s crucial to understand how to write the college supplemental essays. The college supplemental essays are more than just an extra requirement. They’re your chance to show a college why you and they are a perfect match. With…
Your Common Application Personal Statement is one of the most important pieces of your college application. It’s the one place where you get to “speak” directly to the admissions committee in your own voice. This is your chance to give them more reason to admit you. But how do you actually do that? Start by…
In addition to the 250-650 word Common Application essay (aka the Personal Statement) that is required by most colleges, many colleges also require one or more additional essays and/or short-answer questions specific to their institution. Supplemental essays are typically—though not always—shorter, and they ask students to answer a more specific prompt. A student’s main Personal Statement should help…
The Common Application essay prompts are confirmed for the Class of 2025. Get started on your Common App essay now with these Common App essay tips. Every student using the Common Application is required to complete the Personal Statement, also known as “the Common App essay,” which will be visible to most, if not all,…
While using AI-powered tools such as ChatGPT is undeniably convenient and efficient, using it to craft college admissions essays is extremely risky. From the hundreds of essays we’ve read over the past year, the use of ChatGPT is not hard to spot. Most student essays that utilized ChatGPT felt extremely cold, were well above the…