[sequoia-studies]

COLLEGE ESSAY MASTERPOST

For many students, the beginning of senior year marks the start of the “official” college season. Hopeful applicants are jumping right into the thick of transcripts, extracurricular lists, and essays as deadlines draw near. One of the most anxiety-inducing parts of applying for college is crafting the perfect personal statement!

To aid all of you fledgling essay writers, I’ve compiled a list of helpful sources with tips, tricks, advice, do’s and don’ts, and more below!!! (This will be added to often!)

Good luck babies I believe in you!!

    Let’s get started!

Six Tips for Writing Great Personal Statements

Writing the Personal Statement

What Makes a Great Essay?

A Free Guide to Writing Your Personal Statement

8 Tips for Crafting Your Best College Essay

9 essay writing tips to ‘wow’ college admissions officers

Too Much Information in College Essays

Cliches to Avoid in Essays (by appblrgirl)

What Makes a Strong College Essay

What You Need to Know About College Application Essays

11 Essay Mistakes to Avoid like the Plague

College Essay Mistakes

10 College Applications Mistakes to Avoid

Crafting an Unforgettable College Essay 

How to Write a Winning Ivy League Essay

First Liners of Essays

    Videos

Vital Tips for Writing a Winning College Application Essay

How to Write Your College Essay if You’ve Experienced Significant Challenges

How to Write a College Essay that Stands Out

    Ivy League (and other super competitives)

How to Write a Winning Ivy League Essay 

The Art Of Writing Ivy League Admission Essays

50 Successful Ivy League Essays

Top 19 Successful Stanford Essays

    UC Essays

Describing Your World (Prompt #1)

Personal Quality, Talent, Accomplishment…UC Prompt #2

UC Prompts (a selection of articles)

Conquer the UC Personal Statement

Top 2 UC Application Essay Mistakes

    Common Application

Getting Started (a selection of articles)

Advice on Writing the Common App Essay (by collegeadmissionbook)

19 Common App Essay Mistakes

How to Write Your Common Application Essay

Tips For Answering Common Application Essay Prompts

     Essay Examples

Essays That Worked (Class of 2019) (Johns Hopkins University)

Top 102 Successful College Essays

A Few Essays That Worked (And a Few That Didn’t)

[ambitioustudying-blog]

Having pretty notes is great and all but what about all that wasted time taking them 

[etudestial]

01.04.16 //Haven’t written notes in forever! Trying to get a head start on the first week of physics readings but I’m so tired 😭

[studizing-blog]

finally have a day for myself during the school break so i spent time catching up on physics + a 3 hour detox from my normal social life was refreshing

[inritum]

reblog and make a wish! this was removed from tumbrl due to “violating one or more of Tumblr’s Community Guidelines”, but since my wish came true the first time, I’m putting it back. :)

[ghostdog07]

OH MY FUCKING GOD, IT’S BACK ON MY DASH.

THIS SHIT WORKS OKAY, I AM DEAD SERIOUS.

The last time I saw this on my dash, I didn’t think it would happen, so jokingly I wished I could go to a fun. concert.

AND GUESS WHAT, I WENT TO A FUCKING FUN. CONCERT.

THIS SHIT WORKS, TRY IT.

[deathklaue]

YOOOOOOO

I SAW THIS ON MY DASH THE OTHER DAY AND THOUGHT “ITS WORTH A TRY” SO I WISHED I COULD GET A 3DS

LITERALLY LIKE 4 DAYS LATER MY DAD SENT ME A PICTURE OF THE 3DS XL HE BOUGHT FOR ME WHILE I WAS AT SCHOOL

IM STILL FREAKING OUT ABOUT THIS

[doryishness]

holy fuck, I didn’t expect this to work, I was like psh, whatever it’s just a quick reblog, but I wished my Dad would actually respond back to me AND HE FUCKING DID A FEW DAYS LATER, I GOT A FUCKING TEXT FROM MY DAD TODAY WHO HASN’T SPOKEN OR RESPONDED TO ME IN MONTHS HOLY FUCK WHAT IS THIS MAGIC IT WORKS. 

[victoriaringsinyourears]

I WANTED TO SEE MY BOYFRIEND AND I DIDN’T THINK I’D GET DAYS OFF BUT THIS WEEKEND I’M HEADING UP THERE??? THIS IS CRAZY SHIT 

[lenshade]

SO LIKE I JOKINGLY WISHED FOR MY OWN LEN KAGAMINE AND THEN LIKE A WEEK LATER I GOT A LEN NENDOROID??? H ELP

[themixedbagofwhat]

WTF OKAY SO THIS SHOT ACTUALLY WORKS BECAUSE WHEN I WISHED, I HAD WISHED MY CRUSH WOULD LIKE ME BACK AND GUESS WHAT? I HAVE A BOYFRIEND NOW. WHAT THE HELLLLL?????

[wodkat]

ok I’ve said this before but IM DOING IT AGAIN THE FIRST TIME I SAW THIS, MY WISH DID COME TRUE SO I REBLOGED AGAIN AND SAID IT IN THE TAGS BUT THEN I WISHED FOR SMTH ELSE AND IT LITERALLY LITERALLY HAPPENED LIKE A COUPLE DAYS LATER WHAT THE HELL SO NOW IM WRITING THIS HERE FOR YOU BC I DONT BELIEVE IN THIS CRAP BUT STILL IT’S AN AWFULLY BIG COINCIDENCE

[acstiel]

THE BOY I FELL I LOVE WITH LEFT TO TRAVEL THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WORLD AND HAS BEEN GONE NOW FOR 3 MONTHS. WE HAVENT SPOKEN SINCE BECAUSE I DIDNT WANT TO MAKE HIM FEEL TRAPPED TO ME AND NOT ENJOY HIS TIME SO I WAITED FOR HIM TO CONTACT ME FIRST. I SAW THIS ON A PARTICULARLY LOW DAY WHEN I WAS MISSING HIM SO MUCH I CRIED FROM THE PAIN, GUYS I REALLY LOVE HIM, SO I THOUGHT MEH WHAT THE FUCK, AND WISHED HE WOULD JUST LET ME KNOW HE WAS OKAY.

GUYS.

HE FUCKING CALLED ME 20 MINUTES LATER

20 FUCKNG. MINUTES. LATER.

GOOD THINGS DO HAPPEN. AND ITS IN THIS POST.

[juststrokemyglabella]

I wish for someone to leave something in my ask.

[adweeb-deactivated20160228]

OKAY SO I ASKED FOR A HEDGEHOG AND NOW GUESS WHO HAS A PET HEDGEHOG

[mydeadcarcass]

I WISHED FOR SNK MERCH THE FIRST TIME. I GOT A JACKET.

I WISHED FOR MY GIRLFRIEND THE SECOND TIME. I HAVE A GIRLFRIEND.

[openyourthird-eye]

THIS WORKs I WISHED I WAS MOVING TO NORTH CAROLINA AND GUESS WHAT GUYS IM MOVING TO NC IN AUGUST I PROMISE U IM NOT LYING

[ariya-art]

guys ok ur probably thinking that this is all just bs right? WELL I THOUGHT SO TOO BUT I WISHED MY CRUSH WOULD CHAT ME AND HE DID AND IM FREAKING OUT not even kidding i swear on my grampas grave this works

[haihl-blog]

I love this it always works for me yey thank u shooting star :’)

[phoxae]

woah the notes let’s hope my wish comes true

[fem-usa]

I know my wish

[noodlekuki]

Well, here goes nothing.

[demonsdonothaveemotions-deactiv]

May my wish come true

[mitochonsrion-blog]

Reblogging this again, hope all my wishes come true 💘

[ollieplimsollss]

MERRY CHRISTMAS YOU FUCKING NERDS

[pouringsprinkles]

SWUD - POB // So long as, while, until, during - provided that, in the condition that, but if

[aggiesbujo-deactivated20170418]

May 8, 2016 || 9:54am Embryology with my fave study buddies; snap, crackle and pop featuring my dad’s old text book from when he was a student.

[fearlesswolfstudies]

My desk has been taken over by this research paper. How do you guys keep yourself disciplined during the winter break?

[eintsein]

29/9/16 4:02 PM // the sun’s hanging lower in the sky and I’m still studying for the SATs with a glass of lemon water and motivational music (by motivational I mean the paramore and fob station on spotify) 🍋

[miennstudies]

[10.12.16] some more SAT tips for those taking the writing portion :) sorry for not posting much ive been coming home too late !

{44/100 days of productivity}

[estudeis]

12/11 ~ bananas + math notes for a quiz i may have failed :)

[stillstudies]

A little motivation for your monday feat. calligraphy to relieve the stress, this week’s bujo spread, my second kite runner read, and science homework. // history has its eyes on you 💫

[scholaria]

december 11, 2016

cicero is a killer, but at least my campus is pretty :)

[spinals]

[ewatsondaily]

One of the reasons why Emma Watson is one of the best female role-models of our time. She’s so underrated.

[sherlocks-study]

You need this on your dash.

[studyblr]

concept: i don’t have any deadlines, any finals, any exams. i can enjoy everything i want, pursue every interest of mine, without any pressure. i create and gain knowledge, while sharing my passion with others. everything is good.

[schoollifeandstuff]

[30/100] Sunday = mindmapping day