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Coalition App essays: The “belief challenged” prompt
Have you ever had a closely-held belief challenged? Mark gives you some ideas on how to write about it.
May 26, 2017
Have you ever had a closely-held belief challenged? Mark gives you some ideas on how to write about it.
You know all about being a teenager, but how do you write about it? Mark gives some tips.
How should you address the “topic of your choice” essay on the Coalition college application? Mark offers some tips.
What problems interest you? Why do these problems interest you? Answer these questions in a great college essay for the Common Application.
Mark explains the importance of the personal statement and introduces the main elements of the college essay
Mark Montgomery is a college admissions insider: that means he knows the ropes, and can offer invaluable help in your college search.
At the heart of every college essay is a good story. Everyone loves a good story, but what are the elements that make it good. Reflecting on these elements can help you improve your essay and thus your chances of acceptance at your top choice university.
Mark’s final post in a series on essays explore the prompt in which students are asked to recount an incident that marks their transition from childhood to adulthood.
The new perfect college essay prompts for the Common Application are much more narrow than they have been in the past. However, some of the