
Great College Essay: Solve a Problem
What problems interest you? Why do these problems interest you? Answer these questions in a great college essay for the Common Application.

What problems interest you? Why do these problems interest you? Answer these questions in a great college essay for the Common Application.

Mark offers advice on how to write a great college essay based on your background, identity, interests, or talents.

Mark explains the importance of the personal statement and introduces the main elements of the college essay

College admissions expert Mark Montgomery can help you find the college of your dreams, and will use his insider knowledge to guide you through the admissions process.

Great College Advice visits Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to showcase its energetic campus.

An up and coming university, Elon takes care to admit students that will be a good fit.

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…

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