Princeton Supplemental Essay Example

Many colleges require supplemental essays based on a quotation; Princeton allows students to write about a quotation of their choice. This student did an excellent job of turning a quotation on its head, letting his intelligence and personality shine through....

What Should I Avoid in My Essays?

“My grandmother’s perseverance inspired me as I practiced to make the varsity baseball team (which I finally made and scored the winning run), while on the mission trip to save orphans in Guatemala, that I took because I was so thankful that my twin brother and I both...

The Importance of a Good College Essay

How Important is the essay? Assume it’s an important part of the application, unless you know for a fact that the schools you’re applying to don’t care. Your college counselor should have a sense of how important the essays are for each school. Our philosophy: Why...

Where to Get Help on Your College Essay

Do parents or English teachers make good editors and mentors? Maybe. Before we explain that, you need to understand the difference between proofreading and editing. Editing is the process of going from a rough draft to a finished essay; it deals with what you’re...

What Makes a Great College Essay?

You want the admissions officer who reads your essay to go home and say wow, I read 75 essays today. I’m sick of high school students, of their summer trips and grandparents and their views on the Civil War and Romeo and Juliet. But there was this one whose essay I...