Personal Statement

How to Write a Great Transition Sentence

We’ll cover what good transition sentences look like and how to write a great transition sentence in your college essay.

How to Write a Personal Statement (Tips + Essay Examples)

This ultimate guide covers everything you’ll need to brainstorm, outline, and write an outstanding personal statement for college applications.

How to End a College Essay: 10 Tactics & Strategies

How to End a College Essay: 10 Tactics & Strategies

Because a strong ending can help a college application essay stand out, this guide offers 10 approaches students can use to build better endings.

How to Format a College Essay: Step-by-Step Guide

In this guide, we’ll teach you two different essay formats to outline and structure the perfect college essay (aka structures) to help write your best college application essay.

How to Write a Challenges-Based (i.e., Narrative) College Essay That TBH Wasn’t That Big of a Deal

There’s nothing wrong with writing your personal statement about a challenge you faced. Before you get in too deep though, consider these insightful points about narrative (challenge-based) essays plus other essay types that could be a better fit for you.

12 Personal Statement Examples + Analysis 2024

12 Personal Statement Examples + Analysis 2024

Learn to write a successful personal statement by reading and analyzing these awesome personal statement examples for the college application.

27 Outstanding College Essay Examples From Top Universities 2024

Use these outstanding college essay examples to learn how to write your personal statement and supplemental essays for the college application.

How to Write About Coronavirus / COVID-19 In Your College Essay & Application

Should you write about coronavirus in your college essay, or in the Common App? Both? Neither? We’ll break down step-by-step how to write about coronavirus/COVID-19 in your college application.

The 2024-2025 Common App Prompts (and 7 Example Essays & Analysis)

Learn how to navigate which common app essay prompt to use for writing your personal statement when applying to college. Which common app prompt is best? How do you choose? Learn more here.

How to Write a College Essay: The Ultimate Step-by-Step Guide

How to Write a College Essay: The Ultimate Step-by-Step Guide

Learn how to write a college essay, step-by-step. Find a topic, structure your essay, write and revise a college essay all with our best guide.