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    Fifteen Steps for a Successful College Admissions Essay
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    COVID had a Big Impact on Early College Applications: What It Means for Next Year’s Application Season
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    COVID had a Big Impact on Early College Applications: What It Means for Next Year’s Application Season

    Well, that was awful. 2020 decided to end on-theme with a huge increase in rejections for early applicants.

    Here's the chain of ev…

    3 Easy Steps for Improving your Admissions Essay Draft
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    3 Easy Steps for Improving your Admissions Essay Draft


    You've gone and got yourself a pumpkin. It wasn't easy, but you did it. Now if only you could wave a magic wand to turn…

    Check out the Essay of a Student Who Was Accepted Early Decision at NYU
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    Check out the Essay of a Student Who Was Accepted Early Decision at NYU

    As part of College Confidential's essay series, we're sharing personal essays from students who have already been accep…

    The Big Reveal from Harvard’s Admissions Lawsuit: Essays Really, Really Matter
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    The Big Reveal from Harvard’s Admissions Lawsuit: Essays Really, Really Matter

    Good news for anyone deferred Early Decision/Early Action: It turns out that Harvard gets enough applicants with perfect GPAs to …

    The 3 Structures That Will Make Your UC PIQ Responses Shine
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    The 3 Structures That Will Make Your UC PIQ Responses Shine

    When it comes to the University of California's PIQ response structures, the way to shine is decidedly plug-and-play.

    The experie…

     
    How to Ace the UC Personal Insight Questions (PIQS)
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    How to Ace the UC Personal Insight Questions (PIQS)

    UC says it wants you to "show us your personality."

    Lies.

    What they really want is to see if you've got what it take…

    The 8 Biggest Essay-Writing Myths, And Why the Reality Is Much Better
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    The 8 Biggest Essay-Writing Myths, And Why the Reality Is Much Better

    The biggest misconception out in College Essay-Writing Land is that college essays are complex, tricky undertakings you can only …

    How to Structure College Essays That Succeed
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    How to Structure College Essays That Succeed

    Using an outline saves students at least one draft and leads to more compelling essays.

    Prompt, a college essay coaching and feedb…

    How to Spend Less Time on a Much Better College Essay
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    How to Spend Less Time on a Much Better College Essay

    What's the point of a college essay? If you know what admissions officers are looking for, it's surprisingly easy to give it to t…

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