This category of articles is dedicated to all advice related to your University Application Essay. Everything needed to create a successful university application essay is contained in the guides under this tag. Please remember that some aspects of the essay are more challenging than others; therefore, they require more time to practice and get right. Though our guides provide thorough explanation for mostly everything needed to succeed, some advice may be too difficult and complicated for applicants to execute. Those who do should consider university application services and consultations to make up for where they are lacking.
In this article, we’ll be covering how to write the UPenn supplemental essays. Although it is self-explanatory, consider both the competitive nature of UPenn’s application process in relation to the essay prompts. First, you can find the stats in the image below. In terms of grades and academic success, you must be in the upper … Read more
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
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
Note: This guide is part of a series of 8 other guides on the best ways to answer the UC PIQ prompts. You can check it out here. If you already know what you want to major in at university, the UC essay prompt 4 will give you a major advantage. This is your opportunity … Read more
The first thing that grazes everyone’s minds during the college admissions process is usually this: “When should I hire someone to write my college essay?” That, as many dear readers would have guessed, depends on the situation. Said situation, however, may be a little bit more complicated than most people think. In this article, we’ll … Read more