Category: Stanford Application Essays
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Who should read this post: anybody applying to Stanford in 2019-2020. I will look at the writing situation of this oddly tricky prompt and summarize the approaches taken by three successful applicants as I wrap up this post. Read on for more. Ah, the Stanford Roommate letter, excuse me, note, back for another year. It’s…
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Who should read this post: anybody applying to Stanford in 2019-2020. I will look at the writing situation of this oddly tricky prompt and summarize the approaches taken by three successful applicants as I wrap up this post. Read on for more. Ah, the Stanford Roommate letter, back for another year. It’s one of the…
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Who should read this post: Anybody who is applying to Stanford in 2019-2020, with a bonus focus on the Problem Essay which appears in multiple Ivy League and other elite college applications. I confirmed with Stanford in mid-June that they will be using the same essay prompts as last year. And they have now posted…
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Oh, and what not to do. For starters, don’t try to imitate too closely (and definitely do not copy) your older sibling/friend/acquaintance/college essay guidebook’s foolproof example essay. Have a look at them, sure, but for true inspiration, we’ll go to the pros. More on that in a moment. Because, before I get to essay examples, I want…
the college app jungle 