Essays

Master the College Essay

From first ideas to final edits — access everything you need in one place.

Explore the Core Resources Designed to Help You Begin Your Essay With Confidence

Getting Started

Writing and Strategy

Tools and Final Checks

Overview

How to Brainstorm

Prompts Explained

Step-by-Step

Starting Strong

Writing Guide

Essay Strategy

Supplemental Guide

Common Mistakes

Examples & Analysis

Online Graders

Review Checklist

Proofreading Tips

Advice

Tips & Secrets

Getting Started

Begin your college essay journey with brainstorming tools, prompt breakdowns, and a clear step-by-step guide to help you build confidence and momentum.

Overview

What college essays are for and why they matter.

How to

Brainstorm

Prompts and tools to help you find your story.

Prompts

Explained

Break down Common App and supplemental prompts.

Step-by-Step

Guide

A clear roadmap from idea to draft.

Starting

Strong

Write an opening that hooks your reader.

Writing

Guide

Basics of tone, structure, and voice.

Writing & Strategy

Refine your draft with advanced writing techniques, real essay examples, and proven strategies to help your voice stand out.

Writing

Guide

Build structure, flow, and strong transitions.

Essay

Strategy

Techniques to make your story stand out.

Supplemental

Guide

Tips for “Why Us” and other common prompts.

Common

Mistakes

Avoid weak topics and overused clichés.

Examples

and Analysis

Real essays with expert breakdowns.

Proofreading

Tips

Edit your essay clearly and effectively.

Tools & Final Checks

Polish your essay with checklists, proofreading tips, and review tools to ensure it’s ready for submission.

Online

Graders

Free tools to check grammar and clarity.

Review

Checklist

Quick list to polish your final draft.

Tips and

Secrets

Catch errors before submitting.

Essay

Advice

Is your essay really submission-ready?

Formatting

Guide

Make your document clean and readable.

Voice &

Narrative

The power of

storytelling