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3 More Common App Personal Statement Examples from Students

3 More Common App Personal Statement Examples from Students

Our Prompt Writing Coaches know how to help you stand out on your college applications. Spoiler: it's by being authentic. Here are 3 tips for the best and most authentic personal statement.

How to Make Those Final Few Edits Count

How to Make Those Final Few Edits Count

A “race-to-the-finish” mentality can take hold in those final few rounds of revisions. It’s easy to go into auto-pilot and forget that Drafts Four, Five, and Six are just as important as One, Two, and Three. Here are five tips that I recommend keeping in mind as you move toward the end of your editing process.

What Are Colleges Looking For? A Deep Dive on Drive

What Are Colleges Looking For? A Deep Dive on Drive

Prompt has spent thousands of hours researching and talking to college admissions offices on what they look for in amazing applicants. What we found transformed our approach and pedagogy. So what do colleges look for? There are five key traits. Here is the fourth: drive.

What Are Colleges Looking For? A Deep Dive on Contribution to Community

What Are Colleges Looking For? A Deep Dive on Contribution to Community

Prompt has spent thousands of hours researching and talking to college admissions offices on what they look for in amazing applicants. What we found transformed our approach and pedagogy. So what do colleges look for? There are five key traits. Here is the third: contribution to community.

What Are Colleges Looking For? A Deep Dive on Intellectual Curiosity

What Are Colleges Looking For? A Deep Dive on Intellectual Curiosity

Prompt has spent thousands of hours researching and talking to college admissions offices on what they look for in amazing applicants. What we found transformed our approach and pedagogy. So what do colleges look for? There are five key traits. Here is the second: intellectual curiosity.

What Are Colleges Looking For? A Deep Dive on Initiative

What Are Colleges Looking For? A Deep Dive on Initiative

Prompt has spent thousands of hours researching and talking to college admissions offices on what they look for in amazing applicants. What we found transformed our approach and pedagogy. So what do colleges look for? There are five key traits. Here is the first: initiative.

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