Since early action decisions have been released and most regular decision applications have been submitted, it’s time to once again analyze the trends in college admissions and re-evaluate the landscape of higher education.
College applications have many different elements, from essays to letters of recommendation to grades to activity lists. However, there’s an increasingly popular optional element that many students include in their applications: video supplements.
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Working on your Dartmouth supplemental essays but not sure what to write? We’ve got you — we break down all of the Dartmouth prompts.
Working on your Columbia supplemental essays? We’ve got you covered — here’s how to tackle each of the Columbia supplementals.
Working on your Brown supplemental essays but not sure where to start? We’re here to help you write your Brown essays!
Working on your Cornell application and not sure how to write the Cornell supplementals? Don’t worry — we’ve got you covered.
Are you applying to Emory and currently working on your Emory supplemental essays? We’re here to help with a breakdown of each prompt.
Working on your MIT application and not sure how to tackle the supplemental essays? Don’t worry — we’ve got you covered!
At most universities, you are allowed to see your application and the reviewers’ comments upon request. I decided to see my Yale application and what the reviewers wrote about it recently, and what they said about my letters of recommendation was particularly intriguing. Applying as a biology major and science-interested
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