Need Help With Your College Admissions Essay?
We’ll get tips on how to craft a personal essay that admissions officers want to read, and we’ll hear from you: what was your college essay about?
October 3, 2024
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Need Help With Your College Admissions Essay?
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Summary
It’s that time of year when high school seniors everywhere start working on — or at least contemplate working on — their college applications. And for many students, it’s the personal essay that’s the trickiest part. When is humor okay? Are any topics off limits? Is it ever acceptable to use AI? We’ll get tips on how to craft a personal essay that admissions officers want to read, and we’ll hear from you: what was your college essay about?
Guests:
Anna Esaki-Smith, author of “Make College Your Superpower: It's Not Where You Go, It's What You Know”; co-founder of Education Rethink; contributor to Forbes, covering education
Allie Volpe, senior reporter, Vox
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