Essay Writing Tips
- General Tips
- Top Ten Tips for Writing a College Essay from NACAC
- How to Write a College Essay from U.S. News and World Report
- The College Admissions Essay: First, Write for Yourself from the Huffington Post
- From Specific Colleges
- What Makes a Good College Application Essay? from Bates University (YouTube)
- The Dos and Don'ts of Writing a College Essay from Bentley University
- Essay Tips from Carleton College
- Essays that Worked from Connecticut College
- Google Maps Project from Davidson College
- The College Essay: How, Why, Who and What from Duke University
- Even More Essays that Worked from Hamilton College
- 12 Strategies to Writing the Perfect College Essay from Harvard
- College Essay Tips + Writing your Best College Essay from Harvard (YouTube)
- Essays that Worked from Johns Hopkins University
- 3 Tips to Choose the Right Common App Essay Prompt from NYU
- Guide to the 2025-26 NYU Supplemental Essay Question from NYU
- Personal insight questions from the University of California
- How to Write a College Application Essay: Tips and Tricks from the University of Illinois
- Essay Writing Tips from the University of Michigan
- Preparing Your Application: Writing from the University of Pennsylvania
- How to Make Your College Application Stand Out With Well-Written Responses from the University of Pittsburgh
- Top 5 Successful Yale Essays from Yale