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The Perfect College Essay: Tell a Good Story
Your Common App personal statement needs to tell a compelling story about YOU!
August 1, 2025
Your Common App personal statement needs to tell a compelling story about YOU!
When writing your college essay, it is important to go deep and challenge yourself.
In this post, Great College Advice provides insight in how to best address the personal growth Common App essay prompt.
Are you having a difficult time getting started on your Common App personal essay? Here are some tips from Great College Advice.
When writing a college essay, it’s crucial to grab the reader’s attention from the get-go. Make your essay stand out by opening your essay with a zinger in the first line.
What makes a painting come to life? Details! So it is with your college essay. You need to paint a picture that includes interesting details that make your story a pleasure to read.
The presentation of this video is meant to make you giggle. But the advice it contains is pretty darned good. If you need help with
Any writer has to consider the audience for whom they are writing. Your college essay is no different. Think long and hard about how the admissions officer will approach the process of reading your personal statement. And then prepare to give that person a whiz-bang piece of prose.
It can be tough to figure out how to demonstrate your character in an essay. Mark gives some tips.