U.S. News has compiled several college essay examples that helped students get into school. Shared by admissions staff or referenced from admissions websites, these essays stand out, they say ...

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These can be small moments, says Stacey Brook, the founder and chief adviser at College Essay Advisors. For example, one student she worked with wrote an essay about bonding with her mother during ...

For example, Hubert says she won several scholarships by writing about her journey as a first-generation college student ... of time spent crafting the essay. Successful essays undergo multiple ...

This as-told-to essay is based on a transcribed conversation with John Morganelli Jr., a former Director of Admissions at Cornell University and the current Director of College Admissions for Ivy ...

With a consistently competitive pool of applicants submitting essays ... successful medical school applications below from students who were accepted to elite universities and hear from expert ...