by barak@essaymentors.com | Oct 10, 2023
College Essays 101 Read Spencer’s Final Version After realizing that he still had work to do, Spencer got help his essay mentor. He was lucky that he had three weeks to spare! This is the essay he submitted on the Common Application (the prompt was: Share an...
by barak@essaymentors.com | Oct 10, 2023
College Essays 101 Read Spencer’s Second Version In September, Spencer worked on his essay in English class; his teacher gave him feedback and support, and her approval to submit it to colleges. You’ll read the first two paragraphs of this version. Click...
by barak@essaymentors.com | Oct 10, 2023
College Essays 101 Read Spencer’s First Version Over the summer, Spencer wrote this first draft on his own, giving himself time to get feedback and do a rewrite. For this version, we’ll show you just the first sentence and the first paragraph. Go through...
by barak@essaymentors.com | Oct 9, 2023
Overview College Essays 101 What do you know about college essays? What do admissions officers want to read? What should you accomplish with your essay? What kind of approach should you take? Bottom line: do you know—really, really know—what makes a good college...
