essays

Auntie SparkNotes: Exclamation Point!

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By: kat_rosenfield

Dearest Auntie,

Last weekend I visited my absolute favorite, canthisberealit'ssowonderful college! It was awesome (again) but through the admissions session a bombshell was dropped on me,...

Help This Sparkler Edit Her Common App Essay!

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By: Contributor

runxbabyxrun needs help editing her common app essay: her parents say the story doesn't resonate well. Are they right? —Sparkitors

I’m almost used to ...

Help This Sparkler Edit Her Essay!

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By: Contributor

elephantandcastle wrote this practice college entrance essay and would love your input. What do you think? —Sparkitors

Lightning slashes the ...

Help This Sparkler With Her College Application Essay: In-between-dia!

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By: Contributor

starstruckme's family moved from America to India in 2004. This is essay about her split childhood is for the diversity prompt

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Dan Destroyed My English Essay (But He Also Sort of Got Me a Job, Indirectly)

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By: Elodie

Let me paint you a little picture: it’s a late summer’s night, and I’m a hot mess. In fact, I’m teetering somewhere between "okay, it's ...

The Pronoun We've Been Living Without

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By: Contributor

Bexxrose has a problem. With the English language. Uh oh.—Sparkitors

My friends, there is a garish, gaping, gawking hole in ...

Why English Is the Best Subject in the Universe

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By: Contributor

Odds are good you're preaching to the choir, zara95! –Sparkitors

On school days, the last thing I want to do is get out of ...

How to Ditch Your Word Limit

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By: Contributor

We always thought of word limits as a gift from on high, but amaryllismoon couldn't disagree more.—Sparkitors

Word limit: the ...

Application Essay: Taking a Stand

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By: Miss Marm

Sparkler Frankie is a talented writer with strong opinions. Check out the essay he's planning to submit to colleges.

Prompt: In our

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