Filling out the Common App can be a nightmare when you’re applying to a million schools, can’t decipher all the different icons and colors, or get ambushed by surprise essays that appear only after you have filled in other answers (it…

We have bad news and good news. The bad news is that the Common App personal statement, while important, is not the only essay you have to write; in fact, by now you may have noticed that many of your…