Common App personal statement essays

The 650-word essay that went to every school on the list, from students who got in.

One essay of up to 650 words, sent to every school on your Common App list. It is the only piece of writing you cannot tailor to a single college, so it has to work everywhere at once, and it is usually the first thing an admissions reader sees of your writing.

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