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When thinking about how to write the Common Application essay prompt 1, consider this: what makes you special? More importantly, what sets you apart from the rest? Many colleges ask the same question, just reworded. Why? It allows them to sort through the application pool with a fine-tooth comb! Here’s what the prompt looks like. … Read more
The UC essay prompt 7 asks you to describe your contributions to your community or school. That’s why it’s also called the “community service” essay. Chances are, if you attend a high school that requires community service hours for graduation, you qualify for this prompt! But, don’t let that fool you! PIQ 7 goes through … Read more
Fellow college applicants… Get ready to take out a pen and paper because this is probably going to be the most important article that we write here in PenningPapers. We’re taking a different route this time. This article will not be our usual “how to” guide. Instead, this should be considered a warning. The story … Read more
Introduction Ahh, Pitzer College: one of the Claremont Consortium and ranked #35 in the US News National Liberal Arts Colleges. It also accepted only 10 percent of transfer applicants. Despite this competitive admissions rate, this also means that getting in will ensure a small student teacher ratio. Pitzer’s transfer supplemental essay requires you write only … Read more
This month, we had the very special opportunity to be working with a select group of Grad School Admissions Officers for our state. So hey, that means they’re the read deal behind the admissions process! Who else would you want to get the best advice from? They were interviewed and we collected a heap of … Read more
Stanford boasts an acceptance rate of less than 5%. That means that you’ll be facing up against some of the best students and even the best grades and test scores won’t guarantee your acceptance. But it’s worth it to apply anyway because you can just write the Supplemental Essay and be done with it right? … Read more
Congratulations! We want you in our school… except. Not really. Sort of. You can only attend our school if you can write the UC waitlist essay and get accepted. Hearing that news can be a real bummer, especially since not everyone even knows how to write the UC waitlist essay, let alone have the energy … Read more
You’re waitlisted! That means you still have a chance of getting accepted! But to get accepted, you’ll have to show UC Davis that you’re a good fit for their school. This guide shows how to write a UC Davis waitlist essay that gets you in and shows an example of what a successful waitlist essay … Read more
USC, the Trojans. The school of competitive sports and fantastic programs all around. Whatever you call it, it’s one of the most coveted schools in California. That’s why we’re providing what we believe is the ultimate guide to the USC transfer essay. If you want more USC sample essays that were accepted, you can find … Read more
Worried that your child won’t get into the best university in the world? Consider this your personal college planning checklist for parents by yours truly, PenningPapers! Consider Your Child’s GPA Grades can be a bit confusing when applying to colleges; some schools only take grades from 10-11 into consideration, others take all of high school … Read more