If you’re thinking about writing your college essay about having an eating disorder, you probably asked yourself if that’s too cringy. Here’s the short answer… Yes, you can write your college essay about having an eating disorder. In fact, we’ve had multiple students write about both binge eating and anorexia successfully. These students were accepted … Read more
Alright, story time: the PenningPapers staff and I wrote this article after trekking the Golden State in person in search of the most beautiful college campuses in California. Okay, it was sort of a workcation… But, anyway: we made this article after making our list of pretty Cali colleges. And, we think just about any … Read more
“How strong do your UC PIQs need to be?” We actually get this question quite often here at PenningPapers. A lot of UC applicants are unfortunately surrounded by lots of arbitrary conjecture about the UC process. Some say the UC PIQs need to be written well to even be considered. Others say it has no … Read more
Look: if you’ve been wondering “Is college consulting worth it?” Is it too expensive? Or, any number of variations of the sort… I’ve got some good news for you. Yes. College consultants are worth it. But, only the right ones are worth it; and, there are a lot of bad ones out there. Like, A … Read more
Today, we’re covering 4 of the best UC San Diego essay examples we’ve ever seen. And yes: UCSD accepted these essays. *cue streamers* These essays were pulled from a client who received our college admissions consulting and essay help services for the 2022-23 admissions cycle. We managed to help them craft 4 very strong UC … Read more
There are two situations you’d need to write a Letter of Explanation for low grades… We’re going to be explaining both situations in depth. In the first scenario, the college requesting your Letter of Explanation for low grades noticed a sudden dip in academic performance AFTER accepting you during the application process. In other words, … Read more
We won’t sugarcoat it: writing the WashU supplemental essay is hard. Why? Simply put, WashU is a prestigious T15 school. To be competitive among other applicants, you need high-quality writing. Yet, it must be impossibly short enough for a tiny word limit. In other words, you’re given a nearly improbable task. That’s why, despite its … Read more
A few months back, we had a client from Charlotte, NC. Their story was not all that different from what you’ve probably heard: ambitious, young, hard-working, and with a whole life ahead of them. They also had a fantastic GPA, a very high SAT score, and many extracurriculars behind them. In other words… They were … Read more
I’m Jason. I’ve worked as a college admissions consultant for a few years now helping students get accepted into some of the most prestigious universities in the nation, including but not limited to… … and a plethora of other high-demand T-20 schools. If you want to check out how to get accepted into these T-20 … Read more
If you’re looking for how to write the UC Additional Comments section, want to know how to make the most of it, or are just generally confused by it, look no further! We’ve compiled everything you need to know to write a winning Additional Comments Section in the UC application that will portray your application … Read more