christina813
Harvard
Accepted to Harvard
I was born and raised in Massachusetts and went to a charter school for seven years. In college I nominally study Applied Math but find myself constantly torn between math and the humanities. I like writing and music and complaining about dhall coffee.
icrnorthwester…
Northwestern
Accepted to Northwestern, WashU, Tufts, Wellesley, Barnard
I'm studying Radio/TV/Film and History at Northwestern!
rosetaylorm
MIT
Accepted to MIT, Cornell, CMU, Harvey Mudd, Georgetown, RPI, SUNY Albany, Binghamton, Villanova, Stony Brook
Current undergraduate studying Operations Research & Political Science, directing a non-profit, & interning with the US Dept. of Education
kaffee
Georgetown
Accepted to UCLA, USC, Georgetown, CMU, Wellesley, Bowdoin, UToronto, UBC
I'm an Asian Canadian who is attending Georgetown University next year and just had a successful college-application cycle. I've lived in too many places to count and am currently traveling back and forth between temporary and permanent homes.
vtnyharvard
Harvard
Accepted to Harvard, UMich
imaginemarvelo…
College of NJ
Accepted to Fordham, College of NJ, SUNY New Paltz
I am a queer, 20 year old kid who has just finished their first year at college
Jlidington
Tufts
Accepted to Tufts, Tulane, Miami, UMass, Furman, UVM
jorennejf
UCSD
Accepted to UC Davis, UC Irvine, UCSC, UCSD
Some people consider me a jack-of-all-trades.
cheson
Stanford
Accepted to Stanford
What do you want to know?
MITAdmit168
MIT
Accepted to Stanford, MIT, Rice, UC Berkeley, UCLA, UGA, GA Tech
Above average but never first
monoclediscoun…
UVA
Accepted to UVA, GA Tech, UC Davis, UCSC, Northeastern
Computer Science Student coming from an All Girls Prep School
HollyNC
Stanford
Accepted to Bryn Mawr, Dartmouth, Duke, Stanford, UNC, Smith, Wellesley
mschneck
UPenn
Accepted to UPenn
Marketing concentration in The Wharton School at Penn. Involved in the Penn Special Events Committee, and I love reality television.
Julia Wu
Cornell
Accepted to Cornell, BC, Lehigh
gzhang
Northwestern
Accepted to UC Berkeley, UCLA, UCSD, WashU, Cornell, UChicago, Duke
Current college undergraduate at Northwestern University
nkpwildcat
Northwestern
Accepted to Northwestern, Rutgers
I am a freshman in Northwestern studying Economics and Physics
vicsaenz
Stanford
Accepted to Stanford, Texas A&M
My name is Victoria Saenz, and I am currently a freshman at Stanford, University :)
pllow
UPenn
Accepted to U Iowa, UMich, Pitt, UPenn
mfinger
UPenn
Accepted to UPenn, Villanova
A-Bob
Georgetown
Accepted to Harvard, GWU, William & Mary, Tufts, Denver U
euniceblue
Columbia
Accepted to Columbia, Stanford, Rice, UCLA, UCSD
I'm a freshman studying at Columbia's Engineering school interested in entrepreneurship, tech innovation, and learning new things.
ZakK
Yale
Accepted to Yale, Colorado
I'm a current junior sociology major at Yale University hailing from the suburbs of Denver, Colorado. Outside of classes, I'm involved in student government and Yale's music organizations.
romas50
NYU
Accepted to NYU, Colgate
Everything Happens For A Reason
jamesw2320
Columbia
Accepted to Columbia, UC Berkeley, UCLA, Olin
James studies computer science/IEOR at Columbia University. His Why Columbia essays share the resources Columbia offers for research and its intellectual diversity.
DKwiatkowski19
Georgetown
Accepted to Georgetown, JHU, Notre Dame, Columbia, Northwestern, Vanderbilt, Cornell, WashU
I am a sophomore at Georgetown studying International Political Economy looking to help others through their college application process!
lexie
USC
Accepted to SMU, USC, UCSB, Pomona, Pitzer
vicmarques1123
USC
Accepted to USC, Pace, Wheaton
Hey everyone! My name is Maria Vitória "Vic", and I'm just a Brazilian girl (born and raised) who came to the US with the ultimate goal of getting into a good college. Now that I've achieved my goal, I'll be happy to help you with yours!
Jordan G.
Fordham
Accepted to Fordham, NYU, MMC, Purchase
Hello! My name is Jordan G., and I am an incoming freshman at Fordham University, where I will be pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre, Concentrating in Playwriting, at the Lincoln Center Campus.
saifkhawaja
UPenn
Accepted to UPenn, CMU, UC Berkeley
Physicist and entrepreneur, planning to do a dual degree in Management at Wharton and Physics from the College. No idea why there are so many majors listed :L
menes897
New School
Accepted to New School
Eager to go after my dreams. Smart, outgoing, responsible, and hard worker.
Dean Phan
UC Berkeley
Accepted to UC Berkeley, UCLA, , UC Irvine, UC Riverside , UCSD, , Rice
ehawley
Stanford
Accepted to Stanford, Yale, UT Austin, UC Berkeley, UCSD, UCLA, Washington, WashU, Georgetown, MIT, BU, Brown, UPenn, Cornell
Premed sophomore interested in healthy policy and community health.
aster
Stanford
Accepted to Stanford, Harvard, Yale, Brown, UMich
Stanford student who loves helping with college apps! Full essays!
ajay.suresh012…
UC Davis
Accepted to UC Davis, UCSB, Penn State
I'm an Undergraduate Student at UC Davis doing CSE. I applied to over 23 colleges!
GT2020
GA Tech
Accepted to GA Tech
jmgalvin
Santa Clara
Accepted to UMich, Santa Clara, Wisconsin, UCSB, Lehigh, Wake Forest, BC
My name is Justin Galvin. I am a fitness enthusiast who underwent incredible mental and emotional growth in highschool(a strong upward GPA trend throughout highschool). These experiences were dominant in the content of my college application essays.
RoseC
Santa Clara
Accepted to Santa Clara, Washington, UC Davis
I am a freshman at Santa Clara University studying mechanical engineering!
Reed94136
Reed
Accepted to Lewis & Clark, Reed
I'm a theater student attending my first choice school.
nishabhikha13
USC
Accepted to Northeastern, NYU, BU, UT Austin, USC, UCSB, GWU
I'm a junior at USC, studying International Relations and Marketing! I'm in a few clubs, love exploring LA and am on the quest to find the perfect bagel.
markr97
UPenn
Accepted to Rutgers, UPenn
Huntsman Program in International Studies and Business! I'm a New Jersey native with a passion for entrepreneurship and learning about the world .
MelRose97
Cornell
Accepted to Cornell, U of Minnesota, CMU, RISD, Pratt
Painter. Writer. Runner. Humanitarian.
LLewis19
BU
Accepted to BU, LUM, SC, Drexel
Hello world! My name is Lilly, and I would like to share my common application essay with you! I was accepted to Boston University, and I will be attending January 2016! Best of luck to all of you. I hope my essay can help you out with that writers block!
Yale69726
Yale
Accepted to UN-Reno
I am a nice Asian girl.
paulinapaiz02
UPenn
Accepted to Duke, Emory, Rice, Tufts, UChicago, UPenn, USC, Vanderbilt
m.reig107
Middlebury
Accepted to Middlebury, William & Mary, Rochester, Stevens, Hamilton
I'm an incoming Freshman at Middlebury who loves anything science related (especially Biology and Chemistry) but also enjoys reading and writing.
Zack15090
Bates
Accepted to Bates, Bowdoin, Davidson, Carleton, Pitt, Denison, Ursinus
I'm an outdoorsy and athletic kid with many wide ranging passions
kenishaj
UCLA
Accepted to UC Berkeley, UCSD, UC Davis, UCSC, UCLA, Santa Clara, Cal Poly
Kenisha is an undeclared freshman at UCLA considering a major in the physical sciences.
Ilayda Kosagan
UBC
Accepted to Bentley, BC, BU, Notre Dame, NYU, UNC, UVA, Penn State, Drexel, UBC, Syracuse
International student from Istanbul, Turkey. I went to a French Catholic High school, so no IB classes, but had the Turkish curriculum in French. I mostly applied to American universities, but in the end chose to go to Vancouver, Canada.
Khia
UChicago
Accepted to UChicago, Villanova
Wisconsin girl
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