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Examples of Successful College Personal Statements

So, you have started your college application process and are hitting a wall. You got your high school transcripts...

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Wordvice Ranked Best Admissions Essay Editing Service in Wired.com Review

Getting into a top college or university is not an easy feat these days, even for superb students. Within the...

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3 Reasons to Get Editing For Your College Admissions Essays

According to research from the Pew Research Center, due to increasingly competitive enrollment, many colleges and universities must turn...

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How to Write an Admissions Essay to Get Into Top Schools

Most top-tier colleges and universities require you to include an application essay or personal statement when you submit your application....

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Tips for Writing a Superb 2019-2020 Common Application Essay

The Common App announced their essay prompts for the 2019-2020 school year earlier this year. The good news is...

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Top 4 Common Application Essay Tips: 2018-2019 Prompts

Get the Most Out of Your Common Application Essay Experience The Common App announced their essay prompts for the...

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5 Tips for Writing Your Admissions Essay

Can one size fit all? It is late December and the application window for many top-tier schools is closing....

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[Video] How to Write the Common Application Essay (Prompts #2, 3, and 4)

The Common Application Essay has been updated for 2017-2018. This means that some of the prompts have changed from previous...

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[Video] Writing the 2017-2018 Common Application Essay: Prompt #1

This video provides an in-depth analysis for prompt #1 of the 2017-2018 Common Application essay: “Meaningful background, identity, interest, or talent.”...

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[Video] Choosing the Right Prompt on the Common Application Essay

Choosing the best prompt on the Common Application essay to tell your personal story is the first step towards making...

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[Video] Overview of the 2017-2018 Common Application Essay

The Common Application is the largest college application organization in the United States and with good reason. As a non-profit...

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2020-2021 Common App Essay: Share a Topic of Your Choice

“Share an essay on any topic of your choice. It can be one you’ve already written, one that responds to...

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