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Fall 2024 (Class of 2028) Tufts Writing Prompts Tufts replaced one of its long 250 word essays and created a new, shorter why Tufts. We are updating our app as new information comes out, including prompts, testing requirements, and more. Applicants to the School of Arts & Sciences or the […]

Fall 2024 (Class of 2028) Tufts Writing Prompts

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Favorite #Fall2020 New Prompt #6- #CornellCollege Cornell College is one of a select few colleges which offer one course at a time–a dream come true for many students. Their #Fall2020 supplemental essay pushes applicants to personalize this opportunity: “When you are studying One Course At A Time, you may be […]

Favorite #Fall2020 New Prompt #6- #CornellCollege

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Same Prompts: 2018-2019 Common Application and 2018-2019 Coalition Application Common Application Keeps Same Essays The Common Application will keep the same essays prompts as this past year. The most popular essay prompt of the 2017-2018 application year (through January 5, 2018) is “Discuss an accomplishment, event, or realization that sparked a […]

2018-2019 Essays Prompts Stay the Same for Common and Coalition ...

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College Application Essay Guides
Working on the drafts of college application essays? The drafting process is critical and can help make your stories and messages clearer. Please be willing to draft and re-write to make your essays stronger. Here are 10 questions to help guide you through the editing process. I hope they can help […]

Can I Picture You?: 10 College Application Essay Guiding ...

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The Coalition Releases 2016-2017 Essays There are no stated word limits or format submission info Coalition 2016-2017 Essays Welcome to the Coalition’s application essays page! Here you will find this year’s general essay prompts. Submission Guidelines With so many institutions participating in the Coalition, there are many different admissions guidelines, […]

Coalition Releases 2016-2017 Essays and Participating Colleges

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2016 Wake Forest Own Application Essays Here’s a peek at one of the short responses from the 2016 Wake Forest own application. 3. Hashtags trend worldwide. Give us a hashtag you wish were trending. #______________________________________ Why? Check out our website and app for the rest of the application requirements.   

2016 Wake Forest Own Application Essays

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By Rebecca Joseph Here is my latest blog from The Huffington Post.  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rebecca-joseph/editing-college-application-essays_b_4105569.html Recently, I saw a private coach inside a Starbucks using a thesaurus to help a high school senior make a college application essay sound “more mature.” Another counselor encouraged one of my students to write about a […]

A Plea to Those Helping Students With College Application Essays: ...

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Less Is Not More: 15 Tips for Using #CA4 Writing Supplements to Strengthen Your College Applications Embrace Writing Supplements. Most selective colleges using the Common Application have individual Writing Supplements. View these supplements as great offerings, as less is not more in the world of the competitive application process. Colleges that […]

Less Is Not More: 15 Tips for Using #CA4 Writing ...

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2013-2014 University of Oregon and Clark Honors College Essays 2013-2014 Application Went Live on August 1 Required Freshman Essay Essay: No more than 50 lines, 500 words, or 4000 characters. Paste in. Essay Topic: The UO is interested in learning more about you. Write an essay (500 words maximum) that shares information […]

2013-2014 University of Oregon and Clark Honors College Essays

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