College Admissions Essay: It's Not Another English Assignment

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  • Registration will open on August 22, 2025 @ 6:00pm.
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Most students approach college admissions essays as something that's supplementary to the rest of their application. Instead, the college admissions essay is often meant to give the college admissions officer a chance to understand who they're actually looking at instead of pure numbers. This is a serious opportunity that is not about persuasion, but of representation. This talk will go over some of the general essay topics many colleges often ask for, and what students should be writing about in order to write a story and not just an essay.

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