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Different words, same disappointing idea: You’ll have to wait even longer for a decision. The good news is that you can take action today.

Chat GPT and other Large Language Models (LLMs) can create something that looks a lot like writing. Use it in a college essay, and you risk sounding like everyone else.

A first draft of a college application essay is only the beginning. You have to put it down and come back to it with an editor’s eye. Then put it down and do it again. Here’s how.

There’s no doubt that it can feel good to write about the struggles that define us. To do so for a college application essay takes some finesse.

One of the questions we’re asked most often is about the “right” Common App essay prompt. With seven options, how do you decide?

Like college applicants, professional writers need help getting ideas flowing. One of our favorite ways to start is a list.