How to Write a Personal Statement in 7 Days
October 6, 2026
You wake up and look at your phone. It’s October 26th, and you’ve got one week—just seven slim days—to conceive, write, and edit your Common
You wake up and look at your phone. It’s October 26th, and you’ve got one week—just seven slim days—to conceive, write, and edit your Common
The Common App essay prompts are six thematic prompts (and one completely open-ended one) designed to be a loose framework to help you find a
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By the end of your junior year, you’ve written dozens (maybe even hundreds) of essays: from grade school book reports and five-paragraph narrative essays to
At some point, nearly every student who writes a college essay will have doubts about their topic. While doubts are inevitable, and many will be
“Is my college essay any good?” As a college essay coach, this is the question that I get asked the most. As you may have
When it comes to writing the personal statement, many students wonder: Is my college essay topic too cliché? Given that the personal statement is intended
You’ve got the grades. You’ve joined the clubs. You’ve volunteered. But now you’re staring down one of the most daunting parts of your college application:
The to-do list for college applications is long: filling in the Common App, gathering references, making lists of extracurriculars and volunteer activities—and writing essays, potentially