College Essay Blog

July 13, 2022

Kim Lifton

What are The University of Michigan’s Essay Prompts?

Here are the prompts for the 2021-22 MIT college essay supplement, and some insight and prep questions to help you get started.

July 13, 2022

Kim Lifton

What are MIT’s Essay Prompts?

Here are the prompts for the 2021-22 MIT college essay supplement, and some insight and prep questions to help you get started.

July 12, 2022

Sammy Saperstein

The Easiest Way To Write Your College Application Personal Statement (2022-23)

Beware of the gimmicks and promises surrounding the college essay writing process. We hope you’ll ignore them because there really are no shortcuts.

May 13, 2022

Kim Lifton

How to Write Great Supplemental College Essays

Many colleges require supplemental essays. Top of the list: The Why Us? college essay. Why should any college pick you?

April 28, 2022

Kim Lifton

How to Parse the UC Personal Insight Questions

Wow shows you how to parse The University of California 4 supplemental admissions essays questions, chosen from 8 prompts.

April 23, 2022

Sammy Saperstein

Joe Kane Shares Tips to Get Started on the Common App Essay

Wow President Kim Lifton hosts College Essay 101, a free class Wow President Kim Lifton hosts College Essay 101, a free class for students and families...

March 7, 2022

Kim Lifton

How to Write the “Why University of Michigan” supplemental essay (2022-23)?

Is there a unique program at UM-LSA that you are looking forward to? Be sure to write about it and show that you really understand what it is about.

March 4, 2022

Susan Knoppow

Susan’s Crusade to Blow Up the Five-Paragraph Essay

“Students should be encouraged to see the FPT (five paragraph theme) for what it is: a helpful but contrived exercise.”

February 8, 2022

Sammy Saperstein

Wow’s Best College Essay Coaching Tips

In this Pro Chat, Susan Knoppow answers questions and shares tips with pros to support their students and families in college application essay-writing.

January 29, 2022

Joe Kane

5 Things We Learned from the Class of 2022 College Essays

These little litanies of joy help all of our writing coaches maintain our own enthusiasm, and they remind us...

January 29, 2022

Kim Lifton

How to Write the Common App Essay (2022-23)

What should I write about?" is one of the most common questions we get from students about the common app essay prompts.

January 7, 2022

Kim Lifton

How to Stand Out in a Community Essay for the University of Michigan

What does the University of Michigan want to know about you from the supplemental essay about community? Here’s the prompt:

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