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Common App Essay Topics: Top Examples 2025

Master the 2025-26 Common App prompts with expert tips, creative topic ideas, and real-life examples of winning college essays from students just like you.

Building a College Resume: Activities to Include This Year

Build a powerful college resume! Discover the best extracurricular activities and top themes to highlight your strengths to admissions committees.

How to Write a Personal Statement for College Admissions?

Letters of Recommendation: How to Ask the Right Way

Need a letter of recommendation? Learn how to ask the right way. This guide helps you pick the best recommender and gives tips for a seamless request.

International Student Enrollment on the Rise

Therefore, we think it's about time to discuss the trend of international student enrollment in US colleges.

Senior Year Course Load

With all these choices, how do you know what your senior year course load should look like?

How to Make Up for a Low GPA in College Applications

iI's not as difficult as it may seem. Let's discuss how to make up for a low GPA in college applications.

How Much Do College Rankings Matter?

It can be a great place to start your college search. But in the end, how much do college rankings really matter?

Different Kinds of Financial Aid

In this post, we outline the various different kinds of financial aid to help you understand what they are, how they differ, and how they might work for you.

Bay Area College Admission Counseling

Bay Area college admissions counseling is critical for students to address their questions and begin meeting their planning needs.Â

SAT Subject Tests: The Basics

In order to help you make the best decision, we'll review the SAT subject tests basics. With this information, you can make the best choice for you.

When Parents and Kids Disagree on Schools or Majors

Sometimes, parents and kids disagree about college in major ways. Kids and parents alike have a vision of what college will be like for the graduate.

How to Use College Counseling to Your Advantage

You're probably asking yourself how to use college counseling in order to make the most of it.

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