Writing a College Application Essay
By letting what you think “they want” dictate the contents of your essay, your writing can wind up feeling self-conscious and manipulative.
More Guidelines for Choosing Your Application Essay Topic
five more simple guidelines that will help you find the perfect essay topic
Dig Deep for Your Application Essay Topic
five more simple guidelines that will help you find the perfect essay topic
SIMPLE GUIDELINES FOR CHOOSING AN ESSAY TOPIC
five simple guidelines for choosing your college application essay topic
The 2018-19 Common Application Essay Prompts: How to Write Essay #5
Learn more about writing Common Application Essay Prompt #5
The 2018-2019 Common Application Essay Prompts: How to write #3
How to write 2018 Common Application Essay Prompt #3
The 2018-2019 Common Application Essay Prompts #2
Tips on writing 2018 CA prompt #2
A College Application Essay Tutor Reflects
During the ten years I’ve been a college application essay tutor, I have always focused my blogs on practical ways students could improve their essays, and their writing in general. I have written about how to start an essay, end it, deal with the word count, describe feelings rather than events, and much more. (https://collegeessaysolutions.com/how-to-make-your-college-application-essay-the-best-writing-youve-ever-done-1-of-25/) […]
Write Your BEST College Application Essay (#1)
Last year, I did a series of blogs called, “Twenty Five Ways to Make Your College Application Essay the Best Writing You’ve Ever Done.” The blogs included conceptual guidelines for writing an effective essay, as well as many technical writing tips. Longish title notwithstanding, response to the series was extremely positive. For this year, and at […]
THE “#BLACKLIVESMATTER” STANFORD APPLICATION ESSAY
#BlackLivesMatter One Hundred Times For many years, one of Stanford University’s (www.Stanford.edu) college application essay prompts has been, “What matters to you, and why?” It’s a wonderful essay topic and has often been answered with passion and creativity. This past year, a student responded to the prompt by writing “#BlackLivesMatter” (www.blacklivesmatter.com) one hundred times. That […]