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Writing an Essay About a Quote
This post discusses the Princeton Supplemental Essay prompts used for the 2011-2012 application period and in the process also addresses essays about or based on quotes, as well as addressing essays...
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Starting Your College Application Essays For 2012-2013: The Four Types
Yes, folks, it’s time to get your essays started. If you think that this is premature because most universities haven’t yet released their applications for next year, I simply point to the Common...
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The University of Chicago Essay Prompts for 2012-2013
The University of Chicago has posted its questions for this year. They are earlier in getting out their prompts than many of their competitors, which is only fair–they will, as usual, have some of the...
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University of Chicago Application Essay Prompt 3: The Dark Lady
This post will discuss Ms. Sontag and her quote at great length, but I will also focus on the broader problems of responding to quote prompts, particularly the context issues that quotes raise. The...
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University of Chicago Application Essay Prompt 4: A Lesson in Invention and...
This post ranges far and wide as it covers prompt 4 for the University of Chicago for this year. Warning: this is one of my few remaining “freebie” posts for this year. Other posts will be available...
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The Harvard Supplemental Essay Prompts for 2016-2017; Or, How to Write Your...
So first things first: How long is the 500 kb limit imposed on the “optional” Harvard supplemental essay? Answer—Really, really long. Much longer than any essay you would want to write by a factor of...
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Writing about a Quote for Princeton–Who Needs a Book When You’ve Got an Essay?
Who should read this: anybody interested in writing a Princeton Application Essay, or the Harvard Application (that book/intellectual interest prompt, still going strong) or the Stanford Interest...
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Writing an Essay about a Quote–Some Additional Resources for the Princeton...
Who should read this post: Anybody looking for ideas on an essay about a quote. You should also check out my last post on Writing About a Quote for Princeton, which introduces how to use an essay or...
View ArticleWriting an Essay About a Quote for Your 2018-2019 College Application
Who should read this post: Anybody applying to the Ivy League, or anyplace else that asks you to respond to a prompt that uses a quote or that asks you to use a quote. My usual advice when asked about...
View ArticleHow to Write a College Application Essay About a Quote in 2018-2019: Part 2
Also known as How to Write the University of Chicago Application Essay: Part 2 I ended my last post by looking at U Chicago, so let’s return to that now. Here are two of the numerous prompts from...
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This post discusses a previous year’s Princeton Supplemental Essay prompts and in the process also addresses essays about or based on quotes, as well as addressing essays about ethical matters and...
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