College Essays
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Want to Help Students with Their College Essays? Become a Volunteer Essay Reader on CC
College Confidential is redesigning its Essay Feedback feature. Students and readers will join a private essay feedback group where their essays are not searchable on the internet. We hope to enlist the skills of enough… |
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45 | 3820 | September 5, 2023 |
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STUDENTS, Need Help w/ Your College Essays? Get Community Feedback Now
The value of College Confidential has always been our amazing community. We are excited to relaunch a very unique and special feature, which hopefully will help a lot of students achieve their academic goals. We have pu… |
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6 | 7011 | August 10, 2023 |
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Supplemental essay tips (plus the COVID question on the CA)
Updated for ‘23-‘24 cycle Here are some tips for making supplemental essays easier: The topic is actually the student. Find SPECIFIC details about the school and relate them back to you. It is important to note that f… |
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25 | 12815 | June 30, 2023 |
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What makes a "good" essay?
I’ve seen on multiple admissions threads, as kids/parents list stats, you will often see something to the effect of: “good essay” or “great essay”. I’m wondering how one knows if your essay is good or great? It’s so sub… |
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106 | 51076 | April 28, 2023 |
| Common App Essay Feedback ✅ |
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1 | 129 | September 21, 2023 |
| Things to mention in Stanford "Why us?" essay |
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8 | 411 | September 19, 2023 |
| Which topic should I choose? |
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9 | 395 | September 17, 2023 |
| How important is meeting the word limit on the Questbridge essay? |
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2 | 231 | September 14, 2023 |
| Essay Topic for Committed Athletic Recruit |
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19 | 469 | September 12, 2023 |
| Cliche Sports Essay? |
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16 | 686 | September 12, 2023 |
| Would like feedback on common app essay |
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2 | 277 | September 6, 2023 |
| How much impact does an essay really have on the overall application? |
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30 | 1876 | September 5, 2023 |
| NYT tests AI generated short essay responses |
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17 | 678 | September 3, 2023 |
| Is a “good enough” essay good enough for selective colleges? |
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10 | 1159 | August 21, 2023 |
| Avoid the trap of the “bad” essay |
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27 | 6295 | August 21, 2023 |
| UPitt or VCU essays that worked in past? |
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4 | 358 | August 18, 2023 |
| How to write a college essay about fandom? |
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7 | 541 | August 18, 2023 |
| Essay for LACs/women's college about modelling experience? |
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10 | 1010 | August 18, 2023 |
| Personal Statement/Common App Essay |
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9 | 1330 | August 3, 2023 |
| Essay Writing Course |
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11 | 2217 | April 28, 2023 |
| Essay Readers: Tips for reviewing essays |
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9 | 633 | July 20, 2023 |
| The Number 1 Reason to NOT post your essay here: PLAGIARISM CHECKERS |
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49 | 4734 | June 12, 2023 |
| Essay prompts for University of South Carolina Honors Program |
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1 | 459 | July 31, 2023 |
| Appropriate Essay Topic Response Advice Sought |
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15 | 775 | July 28, 2023 |
| How do I emphasize the effort I put into my activities so that schools understand the level of achievement? |
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15 | 1024 | July 24, 2023 |
| Can I get my personal statement reviewed? |
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6 | 362 | July 10, 2023 |
| Can I have someone read my college app essay rough draft? |
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4 | 844 | June 12, 2023 |
| Trying to make my essay unique |
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13 | 681 | June 25, 2023 |
| Math + English —> Computer Science Personal Statement Idea |
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2 | 518 | June 21, 2023 |
| Personal Statement and Supplemental Essay Too Similar? |
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45 | 1897 | June 15, 2023 |