How to Write a Why Us Supplemental Essay
Discover the keys to crafting a compelling Why Us college application essay, from research strategies to avoiding common pitfalls.
How to Write the Purdue Supplemental Essays
Ace Purdue University's two supplemental essays. Learn to articulate your interests, choose your major, and connect with Purdue's unique offerings.
How to Write the Wake Forest Supplemental Essays
Explore strategies for answering Wake Forest's optional application questions. Boost your application by revealing your personality, intellectual...
How to Write the Caltech Supplemental Essays
We talk about how to approach Caltech's supplementals, with tips on choosing an academic interest, detailing STEM experiences, and expressing...
Writing a College Essay About Nature? 5 Questions to Ask First
Learn how to effectively write your college essay about nature. Focus on the outcomes, learning, and relevance to your intended field of study.
How to Write the Johns Hopkins Supplemental Essay
Gain insight into the Johns Hopkins University application process. Learn how to answer their supplemental essay prompt effectively to stand out.
How to Write the Georgia Tech Supplemental Essay
Learn how to write a strong Georgia Tech supplemental essay that showcases your fit for your chosen major and highlights your intellectual...
What College Essays About Gymnastics Should and Shouldn’t Do
Learn effective strategies for writing a standout college essay about gymnastics. Avoid cliches and delve into personal stories that go beyond the...
How to Write the Emory Supplemental Essays
Learn how to tackle Emory's short supplemental essays, focusing on academic interests and personal experiences. Make every word count with our guide.
“Please briefly elaborate on one of your extracurricular activities”: Tips and Tricks
Learn how to showcase your impact, personal significance, alignment with school values, and extracurricular accomplishments.
How to Write the UNC Supplemental Essays
Learn how to tackle the UNC supplemental essays and create concise fill-in-the-blank responses that showcase your personality and narrative.
How to Write the UIUC Supplemental Essays
Learn how to write effective UIUC supplemental essays, showcasing your academic fit, personal goals, and future aspirations.
How to Write the UVA Supplemental Essays
Let’s go through all of the University of Virginia supplemental essay prompts.
How to Write the Tufts Supplemental Essays
Let’s walk through the Tufts supplemental essay prompts. We’ll talk about what strong responses will look like.
How to Write the Columbia Supplemental Essays
We'll go through the Columbia supplemental essays, including the Columbia list questions and the Columbia short answer questions.
How to Write the Rice Supplemental Essays
We go through the Rice supplemental essays, including the Rice Box image, and talk about how to ace each.
How to Write the Dartmouth Supplemental Essays
Your Dartmouth supplemental essays are crucial. We'll go through all the Dartmouth supplemental prompts and give you strategies for answering them.
How to Write the Georgetown Supplemental Essays
The Georgetown supplemental essays are your chance to show academic and cultural alignment with Georgetown as an institution. Let's talk about how.
How to Write the Notre Dame Supplemental Essays
What are the Notre Dame supplementals? Do you have to write about Catholicism? Which prompt should you choose? We answer all these questions and more!
How to Write the Boston University Supplemental Essays
The Boston University supplemental essay asks you what excites you the most about being a student at BU. Let's talk about how to ace it.
How to Write the Brown Supplemental Essays
Ready to ace your Brown supplemental essays? We'll walk through all three prompts together and talk about how to answer them effectively.
How to Write the UChicago Supplemental Essays
Can't quite crack those UChicago supplemental essay prompts? We've got some essay advice that will help.
How to Write the University of Michigan Supplemental Essays
You've got two University of Michigan supplemental essays to answer. In this post, we break down both prompts and walk you through how to answer them.
Can You Use the Same Essay for Multiple Colleges?
Wondering if you can reuse your college essays? The answer is yes, but you need to be strategic about it.
How to Write the Northwestern Supplemental Essays (With Examples)
Let's tackle the supplemental essays required by Northwestern University. We go through best practices and give an example of a great supplemental.
How to Write the NYU Supplemental Essays
We look at the NYU supplemental prompt and talk about how to write an effective NYU supplemental essay.
How to Write the UPenn Supplemental Essays
Learn how to crack the three supplemental essays required by the University of Pennsylvania.
How to Write the Princeton Supplemental Essays
Learn about how to approach the Princeton University supplemental essays. There are three types, and we cover how to approach all three of them.
How to Write the Duke Supplemental Essays
We show you all of the Duke supplemental essay prompts and give you tips for answering each of them.
How to Write the USC Supplemental Essays
We list all of the USC supplemental essay prompts and the USC short answer questions. We show you how to answer them to make your application stand...
How to Write the Yale Supplemental Essays
We show you all of the Yale supplemental essays and short answer questions. We explain how to write Yale supplemental essays that stand out.
How to Write the Stanford Supplemental Essays
We go through all of the Stanford supplemental essay prompts. We explain how to write the Stanford Roommate Essay and Stanford Short Questions.
How to Write the Cornell Supplemental Essays
We go through all of the Cornell supplemental essay prompts, and we give you advice for writing your responses.
How to Write the Harvard Supplemental Essays
We go through all of the Harvard supplemental essay prompts. We show you how to write compelling essays for each Harvard supplemental essay prompt.
How to Write the MIT Supplemental Essays
We show you all the MIT supplemental essay prompts. We discuss how to answer each prompt and give you tips for writing your MIT supplemental essays.
How to Write an Extracurricular Activities Supplemental Essay
We go over what an Extracurricular Activities supplemental essay is. We give you Extracurricular Essay strategies and tell you a few mistakes to...
How to Write a Personal Challenge Essay (with Examples)
We cover everything you need to know about Personal Challenge supplemental essays. You'll learn about the best approaches and start brainstorming...
How to Write a Diversity Supplemental Essay
We cover what a diversity supplemental essay is. We talk about the best ways to approach diversity essays and give you some tips for writing your own.
How to Write a Why This Major Supplemental Essay (with Examples)
Let's talk about how to write a why this major supplemental essay, with examples!
How to Write a Community Supplemental Essay (with Examples)
We talk about how to write Community supplemental essays. We go over choosing a community, identifying your story, and doing school research.
How to Write Supplemental Essays that Will Impress Admissions Officers
We talk about how to write supplemental essays, including reading supplemental prompts, doing school research, and showing academic and school fit.
Writing a Great Academic Interest Essay (with Examples)
Let's talk about how to write an academic interest essay. This is one of the most common supplemental essay genres, and we give you a great example.
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