The Common App has limited space to express yourself. Your only opportunity - outside of supplemental materials - are the essays (both generic and school-specific) that you must write.
Here are 5 basic tips to writing a quality college admissions essay for top schools:
1. Market yourself, not a story.
What I mean is - you can tell [...]
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Don’t overlook how important each summer can be to your chances of going to a dream college.
Most students flip burgers and work at Gap, but the best students - the ones who get into Harvard and Stanford - fill their summers with extracurricular activities, impressive jobs, and international travel.
Here’s what you need to know about [...]
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