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A Guide to the Common App College Essay
College essays should be three things: memorable, relevant, and personal. Here’s how.
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Oct 1, 2018
College Essays: Choosing a Topic
How to pick a topic based on the narrative you can tell — and the narrative the essay tells about you.
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Oct 1, 2018
College Essay: Framing Your Topic
5 rules to follow to ensure your college essay is framing the rest of your application effectively.
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Oct 1, 2018
College Essays: Structuring the Essay
A strong college essay will typically have four narrative pivot points. These are the four — with options for organizing them.
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Oct 1, 2018
College Essay: Key Writing Techniques
Four literary techniques your college essay should employ to condense language and tell your story through a few, spare details.
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Oct 8, 2018
College Essays: Three Essay Topics to Typically Avoid (or If You Do Them, How to Do Them Well)
Most college applicants will try to write one of these three essays. But that’s not the only reason why you shouldn’t.
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Oct 1, 2018
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