Supplemental essays catch most college applicants off guard after they finish the main Common Application personal statement. Students think the hard part is over, then d...
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Ivy League admission officers read thousands of essays each year, and most applications blur together after the first hundred. The essays that grab attention share specif...
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Deadlines sneak up faster than anyone expects, and suddenly that essay due tomorrow morning still shows a blank Word document. Most college students face this exact situa...
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Getting into college feels harder than ever, and students across the United States are facing more competition than previous years. The good news is that understanding wh...
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Originality is one of the most misunderstood requirements in academic writing. For many students, it gets reduced to “avoiding plagiarism.” But originality...
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Writing a powerful academic essay is more than just stacking facts and following a rubric. You can have a perfect thesis statement and flawless grammar, but if your essay...
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Every student knows the feeling. A deadline is closing in, and you have a choice to make: write a great essay and lose a night's sleep, or write a fast one and hope f...
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Going from researcher to writer is often the hardest part of academic work. First, you're a detective, hunting for clues in articles and books. Then, you have to be a...
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Students often think using long words or complex sentences will make their essays feel more impressive. But most professors don’t care how “big” your vo...
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Why It's So Hard to Begin You sit down to write. The screen is empty. The cursor blinks. You stare. You wait. And nothing happens. You know what you want to wri...
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