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8 Tips for Crafting Your Best College Essays
College essays are important because they let you reveal your personality. Learn how brainstorming and planning can help you write your best college essays.

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Tips for Writing an Effective Application Essay
Trying to write a college application essay and running into writer’s block? These tips will help you take on the essay with confidence.

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Where can you get ideas for the application essay?
Play VideoMarty O'Connell, Executive Director, Colleges That Change Lives
How should you present yourself in an essay?
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Students Speak: How I Conquered the Application Essay
Writing the essay can be one of the biggest challenges in the application process. Learn how these students approached their college essays.

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What do colleges look for in an application essay?
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3 Ways to Approach Common College Essay Questions
College applications usually contain one of three types of essay questions. Find out what they are and learn the best strategies for answering them.

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Experts share tips on application essays
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What two things should you know about the essay?
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Stuart Schmill, Dean of Admissions, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
HOW TO GET A GREAT LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation letters can reveal things about you that test scores and transcripts can’t. Find out how to get strong recommendations.

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CHARACTER COUNTS: WHAT ARE COLLEGES LOOKING FOR?
Did you know that admission officers are interested in your personal qualities as well as your grades? Find out what traits colleges look for.

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