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Your college essays (whether the Common App’s “Main Personal Statement,” the UC “PIQs,” or supplementals) aren’t the same essays you write for your English or history classes. Some of the same writing tips apply, but others, maybe not so much. When you sit down and try to draft your college application essays, how do you know which essay tips to follow? We’ll break it down for you.
Read MoreHi everyone. Thanks for joining us tonight on this lovely Thursday. Glad we're able to start talking about essays. Hopefully you have a draft or two already going – so that we'll be able to take a look at some of the students that have already worked on things.
Read MoreIt’s that time of year again… high school juniors and seniors are getting antsy, unsure of what the next four to five years have in store for them. College applications are looming over the horizon for students, and one of the biggest tasks ahead of them is drafting the Common App Personal Statement – an essay that has many students stressing for days and months about writing “perfectly” in the hopes of being accepted to their dream colleges.
Read MoreWelcome everyone. My name is Sagrika; I use she/they pronouns. I've been an essay specialist with ILUMIN since last year, and I have had experience working with students on their UC PIQs and their personal statements. I'm excited to share information with you all about the personal statement.
Read MoreI really appreciate folks joining us on this Sunday morning. We're covering an important topic for a lot of seniors – and hopefully some curious juniors are here, just to hear a bit about it, maybe get a preview – the UC personal insight questions.
Read MoreWelcome to the first webinar of our five-part college essay series this summer. Today we're going to be going over some basic and general information about college essays and the application process in general.
Read MoreThis webinar was recorded on September 21, 2021. You can access the recording here. Note that details and exact prompts of the UC PIQs may have changed by the time you are reading this article, so please go to apply.universityofcalifornia.edu to get the most up to date information.
Read MoreToday we’re talking about the personal statement, but you might also be looking at the UC questions, since that's a place where we like to point students to start off first. But today we'll give you a crash course about the personal statement, how you're gonna pick your prompt. You're gonna work out of seven.
Read MoreThis webinar was presented on June 10, 2021, and a recording is available here. Some details regarding the prompts and deadlines may have changed by the time you are reading this transcript. Please visit the Common Application and University of California website for the most up to date information.
Read MoreThere’s a better chunk of the year until college application deadlines start knocking at the door, but there’s still plenty that college-hopefuls can do now to prepare for one of the heftier parts of applications: the college essay.
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