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Expressing Identity in the Common App Prompts
by Albert Leo Now that you’ve started looking at the prompts for the Common App, you can already see how...

Inspiring Quotes from 3 Famous Writers
by Michelle Finally, the big moment is here. Time to start on your college essay. You’ve cleaned up a good...

Think Small to Show the Big Picture
by Albert Leo With all the thoughts of relaying your...

The Trouble with Topic Sentences
by Albert Leo Writing for narratives, like the essays that you will write for your college essays, often requires flexing...

3 Things You Must Have for a Good Writing Environment
By Michelle When you think of a writer, what comes to mind? A melancholy artist hunched over a typewriter? Li...