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College Essay Assignment and Guidelines
  • Assignment and Guidelines​
  • Mega Verb List - Use strong verbs!

College Application or Scholarship Essay Ideas
  • *** Common Application Essay Topics - 2018-19 - Probably your best source for a topic
  • Common Application Essay Topics - 2017-2018
  • 650 Prompts for Narrative and Personal Writing - NY Times
  • Ivy League Plus - More essay ideas
  • Fastweb.com - Tons of Scholarships
  • ​Unigo - Tons of Scholarships

College Essay and Personal Essay Examples
  • *** 4 Standout College Application Essays on Work, Money, and Class - New York Times
  • *** Essays that Worked - Great essays from Johns Hopkins University - Several of these are funny! 
  • This I Believe - Great Site of Personal Writings​

Useful Guidelines for the Essay 
  • *** The Biggest College Essay Mistakes - Talks with Teachers
  • Tips for Writing an Effective Application Essay - The College Board, Big Future
  • Schmoop College Application Site - Sign up for a Schmoop Account. Helpful site in numerous ways.
  • Tips for Writing a College Essay​
  • How to Apply - The Common Application - (Site may not apply to you.)
  • How to Write a Narrative Thesis and Lessons Learned
  • Peer Review Rubric
  • How to Write Successful Application Essays - Purdue OWL

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