This category of articles is dedicated to all general advice and good notes. All general advice is catered toward applicants who are mostly uncertain or at most decently informed about the nature of the university application essay section. This set of guides can also be helpful for those who are more informed about the way application essays work and are good writers, as our team imparts information most applicants have no access or exposure to.
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Let’s be brutally honest here! Good grades aren’t cutting it anymore. Grades, test scores, work experinece, and other activities have become statistics with just how many applicants colleges need to parse through. Even the best stats make you just that: a statistic. In fact, Northeastern University had a daunting 31.12% acceptance rate. Yikes. That’s why … Read more
Here at PenningPapers, we’ve seen people go through the same thought process every year: “I’ve just been rejected from medical school. Now what? What do I do?” We set this guide up as a step-by-step process. Getting rejected from medical school sucks. Seriously. We get it too! There’s still hope, at the end of the … Read more
One of the weird things about U Mich’s supplemental essays isn’t really the essays themselves. Rather, here at PenningPapers, we noticed no one gives comprehensive details on how to ACTUALLY write the essay questions. All writing advice, not just for U Mich essays, must tell you how to ACTUALLY approach the essays. Unfortunately, most advice … Read more
So, you’re looking for the best advice on how to write the NYU transfer essays. Transferring to NYU is going to be an uphill battle. It doesn’t matter how strong your GPA is. If you have the same academic achievement as the average transfer applicant, you have a 24.63% chance of getting accepted. As for … Read more
This article will cover everything you need to know to write the perfect UC Berkeley waitlist essay. We’ve also provided a successful UCB waitlist essay example. But, before we get to that, let’s cover a few important details. The fact that you were waitlisted is NOT proof that the admissions officers have rejected you. The … Read more
So, you’re scrolling through Princeton’s admissions page and discover something daunting: the Princeton Graded Written Paper requirement. Okay, we probably know what you’re thinking “Welp, I guess I’ll have to dig up some musky old essay from my Sophomore year about how Hamlet secretly wanted to do the deed with his mom!” Don’t worry, even … Read more
NYU recently changed its essay prompt for the current application cycle. Students applying as freshmen before the January 5 deadline face a new prompt. This time, it’s an unusual question with a lot of flexibility. But, before we explain how to approach the new NYU essay prompt, let’s discuss some important points. Specifically, we must … Read more
Here we will discuss a BU transfer essay that worked; this was an essay a client of ours had done with us. The client’s GPA was a little less than the average transfer applicant’s, but that’s why we compensated with a good essay. You can also find more information about the school’s transfer program here. … Read more
Okay, what we’re going to be teaching you today in this article is unlike most of our content and probably a bit different from what you’ll hear in other articles. Nonetheless, based on the past few years working at a prep center and counseling clients, I genuinely believe this technique is your best bet for … Read more
Before we begin, let’s answer a question that we often get from our clients: “Do we need to write a good college essay title in order to get accepted?” The answer is this; no, you don’t. However, sometimes a good title can actually work in your favor and help you stand out amongst other applicants. … Read more