You’ll find a quick overview of important tips and pointers for how to approach your essays, formatting guidelines, and more, along with a link to our free eBook: Perfect Personal Essay 2023, filled with expert advice and strategies to help ensure your essays stand out!

Your essays are a chance for admissions officers to get to know you beyond your grades, test scores, and ECLs. But how do you craft essays that reflect who you are AND impress the admissions officers?

Supplemental essays are required by many highly selective institutions in addition to the personal essay included in your Common Application. You can learn all about what they are and why they’re important here.