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  • How to Write the Princeton University Supplemental Essays for 2019-2020–Tips for Using Research, Finding Inspiration and Creating Winning Essays

    This post covers how to write successful Princeton University Supplemental essays for the 2019-2020 application year. I include a review of the history of these prompts, the writing situation, and examples of strategies with links to key information for writing successful essays. What is New for This Year in The Princeton Supplemental Essays? Not Much–Princeton…

  • How to Write the Princeton Application Essays for 2017-2018

    Who should read this post:  anybody writing the Princeton supplemental essays for 2017-2018.  I discussed the short answers and listing responses in my last post–click here for that–Princeton Supplement 2017-18–then read on below for a complete,  annotated discussion of this year’s Princeton essays. Let us begin with a quick look at the prompts for this…

  • Writing the Princeton Application Essay for 2016-2017

    The post below contains information from last year’s admissions cycle–some of it still applies, some of it does not, depending on which prompt you will use.  For posts on this year’s Princeton application prompts, check these out as well: Princeton Essay on a Quote (from an essay) The 2017-2018 Princeton Application Prompts Who should read…

  • How To Write the Princeton Application Essay in 2015-2016

    The post below contains information from the 2015-16 admissions cycle–some of it still applies, some of it does not, depending on which prompt you will use.  For posts on this year’s Princeton application prompts, check these out as well: Princeton Essay on a Quote (from an essay) The 2017-2018 Princeton Application Prompts I have written…

  • Scoop! Princeton’s Application Essays for 2015-2016

    Otherwise known as application essays for the class of 2020. I cannot resist scooping my peers and competitors by getting the Princeton prompts up first, so here they are. While Princeton has not officially released its prompts, they have updated their pdf’s for those filing paper applications, and here’s the deal:  Nothing has changed.  The…

  • Starting A Book Or Intellectual Experience Essay: An Example Of How To Look Deeper

    I have previously put up posts with detailed information on  intellectual and book essays–see the links and table of contents in the first column/post of this website.  These posts will also appear under categories and tags  for Harvard, Princeton and other University names, as well as under the essay about books,   the essay about an…

  • Writing an Essay About a Quote

    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 personal beliefs.  Much of the content is, therefore, germane to these topics in general.  Numerous links to examples and additional reading are included.  Please…