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Writing about death in your college essay is a contentious strategy. Even now, many admissions advisors and counselors can’t seem to agree on the topic without getting into banal, oversimplified conclusions. Over the years, we’ve worked with many applicants who wanted to write about death. It’s a scary topic, and there are good reasons for … Read more
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If you were looking for guides on how to write the Cal Poly SLO appeal letter, you might notice that there really aren’t many guides out there on the topic. There may be a few guides out there on forums like Reddit and College Confidential; though, this may leave well-meaning advice subject to arbitrary assumptions … Read more
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Writing the Princeton transfer essays is not going to be as easy as it is for other schools. After all, they only started accepting transfer students around the Fall of 2017. This opened an entire population of aspiring Princeton students looking to be part of the 1% who get accepted. Well, more accurately, the 1.18% … Read more
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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