Ten Tips for Brainstorming and Writing Great Personal Essays


As the Common Application goes live this Wednesday and many public universities open their 2013 applications, we will spend time helping you develop great essays.

First let’s start with topics and finding ways to come up with unique essays that reveal great personal stories about you.

So during the following few weeks, we will post ten tips for brainstorming and drafting great personal essays. Writing these essays takes weeks, often months. They are the one thing students have complete control over senior year.

So let’s help you and them develop great, unique stories to tell.


About Rebecca

Dr. Rebecca Joseph is the developer of this unique integrated website and mobile application that provides all college application requirements for more than 750 major universities in the US and Canada. She has a PhD from UCLA and is a national expert on writing powerful college application essays.

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