To get accepted into Penn State, grades are not the only thing considered; you must also know how to write the Penn State supplemental essay. “Must” sounds too strong for an optional essay, but note that this essay is not “actually” optional. How so? Well, competition. Though Penn State doesn’t boast a single digit acceptance … Read more
Many applicants to the University of Washington often forget that the essays are not just about answering the question directly, but also about showing how you as a person are a valuable addition to the school; as such, we will show you how to write the University of Washington essays correctly. First, let’s go over … Read more
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
Tulane’s Supplemental Essay is straightforward and simple. Don’t let this fool you, though: simpler essays tend to be more difficult to write. That’s because colleges with simple essays don’t want to limit their applicant and their writing capabilities. Thus, they demand more out of the applicant. This lift in restrictions makes the competition much more … 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
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
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