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Amherst and Harvard Release All New Fall 2024 Essays We are busy updating our website and enjoy collecting different prompts. Amherst released all new long essay prompts. Below is one, we really like. Prompt 3: “Strong commitment to the freedom of inquiry lies at the heart of Amherst College’s mission to […]

Amherst and Harvard Release All New Fall 2024 Essays

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Favorite Fall 2024 Essay Prompts and Current Status of 2024 Released Essays Favorites Fall 2024 so far: Boston College: “At Boston College, we draw upon the Jesuit tradition of finding worthwhile conversation partners. Some support our viewpoints while others challenge them. Who fulfills this role in your life? Please cite a specific […]

Favorite Fall 2024 Essay Prompts and Current Status of 2024 ...

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Boston College releases its new supplemental essays. We are a fan of the all the new prompts. Here is one of our favorites. We are keeping track of all the application requirements of more than 1,100 colleges. At Boston College, we draw upon the Jesuit tradition of finding worthwhile conversation […]

2023-2024 Boston College Release New Essays

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Fall 2024 University of Chicago New Prompts The University of Chicago just released their 2023-2024 writing prompts. We track all the newest prompts so that you don’t have to. Here are two of our favorites: “Where have all the flowers gone?” – Pete Seeger. Pick a question from a song […]

Fall 2024 University of Chicago New Prompts

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The Coalition Releases Its 2022-2023 Essays.  FROM THE COALITION APPLICATION https://www.coalitionforcollegeaccess.org/essays?fbclid=IwAR2c8si5MbXdwSJ__dNyvGNnMPM6V0vkrXDh2VAZvIs8EFl5SpfJzGKDcKk Many of the colleges and universities that accept the Coalition application require you to submit at least one essay as part of your application. While there is no perfect length for an essay, we recommend that you aim for […]

Coalition Releases 2022-2023 Essays

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The Common Application releases its 2021-2022 Personal Essays. One new prompt replaces the problem you want to solve prompt. Otherwise, the other prompts are the same. They will keep the extra 250 word optional Covid-19 prompt. Below is the full set of essay prompts for 2021-2022 with the new prompt […]

Fall 2022 Common Application Prompts

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June Updates-Many More Colleges Go Test Optional We are rapidly updating our site and tracking major test optional shifts. Here are some examples from the As and Bs. A big shout out goes to FairTest at fairest.org. Check out our website for more. www.allcollegeessays.org Amherst is now test optional for the […]

June Updates-Many More Test Optional Colleges

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Earth Day Updates We are updating our site with all Covid-19 updates as we learn them, and there are so many. Many colleges are postponing testing for a year, two years, three years, or permanently. Some have clear waivers, while others have many caveats. We are tracking them all. Cornell […]

Earth Day Updates

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Tracking Test Changes We are tracking SAT/ACT test changes for next year and beyond. Some schools are going test optional for a year, two years, three years, or permanently. Check our intro page for the summary updates and then go to the college’s individual page for more details.

Tracking Test Changes

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2020-2021 Common Application Freshman Essays Stay The Same January 28, 2020. The Common Application announced it will keep the same freshman prompts for next year. https://www.commonapp.org/blog/2020-2021-common-app-essay-prompts 1. Some students have a background, identity, interest, or talent that is so meaningful they believe their application would be incomplete without it. If […]

2020-2021 Common Application Freshman Essays Stay The Same

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