Category - Admissions Essays

Below is a revised college application essay from a first draft written to a prompt from the Common Application. (To see the first draft, visit...

When writing an essay for college it’s, always a good strategy to look at examples of other people’s work. Below is a college application...

Once your college application essay is finished, it’s good to pause before putting it in an envelope, breathing a sigh of relief, and sending it off...

Because the college essay is not the same kind of essay that you write for your high school English teacher, it does not have to have the typical...

Writing a college essay can be a tricky and even overwhelming process. Where do you even start?  Here’s how to go about writing your college...

To many, the very thought of writing the college admissions essay seems daunting. It’s a crucial part of your college application, so the...