The Community Supplemental Essay is an opportunity for you to provide insight into your unique background and how you will contribute to a campus community.
Great College Advice’s Andrea Aronson discusses the do’s and don’ts for crafting the ‘Why This College?’ essay.
Not sure what to write about for your Common App college essay? Here are Great College Advice’s tips on the ‘your choice’ Common App essay prompt:
Writing your Common App essay about your background, identity, interest, or talent is a great way to stand out from the crowd. Follow our tips.
Great College Essays start with great topics. Here we decode the Common App prompt that focuses on an interest that you find particularly captivating.
How do your beliefs and ideas shape who you are as a person? The Common App essay prompt #3 focuses on how those beliefs or ideas being challenged can reveal a lot about you. Here are some ideas to help you write a reflective essay about a belief or idea.
Great College Advice’s Jamie Berger discusses Prompt #2 of the Common App essay, the failure prompt.
Are you having a difficult time getting started on your Common App personal essay? Here are some tips from Great College Advice.
Not sure what to write about for your Common Application college essay? Never fear: you can write about virtually anything–as long as your essay contains fundamental elements. Read Mark’s tips here.
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
