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And They’re Off: College Essay Season Has Begun for 2020–A Look at Saving Work by Combining Essays, a Special Nod to Writing the U-Chicago Prompt 1 and the “Why Cornell” Essay, and Tips on Writing an Engineering Essay for the University of Southern California.

July 6, 2018

Who should read this post: anybody applying to multiple colleges in 2020; anybody applying to the University of Chicago; anybody applying to Cornell; anybody applying to U.S.C; and anybody interested specifically in U.S.C.’s Viterbi school of engineering. There will be some research involved. This is a good thing for these essays, and I will show…
Scoop! The Cornell University Application Essay Prompts for 2015-2016

July 28, 2015

If you’ve been waiting to start the Cornell essays, wait no more. They’re Baaack. Like many schools, Cornell has posted a form with the prompts for this year ahead of the official unveiling when the Common App goes live on August 1st. The “2016” application has been posted for those who will use a paper…