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The Coalition App essay prompts give you a springboard to write a perfect college admissions essay. This article shares tips for writing a winning personal statement for your college application.
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Have you ever had a closely-held belief challenged? Mark gives you some ideas on how to write about it.
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You know all about being a teenager, but how do you write about it? Mark gives some tips.
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How should you address the “topic of your choice” essay on the Coalition college application? Mark offers some tips.
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Mark introduces the essay topics from the Coalition Application for 2017-2018.
Continue readingGreat College Essay Advice for the Common App – The Personal Growth Prompt
Mark offers expert college essay advice. Here he dissects the Common Application prompt focused on an accomplishment, event, or realization that led to personal growth.
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Great College Essays start with great topics. Here Mark decodes the Common Application prompt that focuses on an interest that you find particularly captivating.
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What problems interest you? Why do these problems interest you? Answer these questions in a great college essay for the Common Application.
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