Common Application
The theme of my application
Before you decide on the theme of your application, you should take stock of who you are.
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You must give yourself a few months to put your thoughts to paper and then improve on them as you reflect on what message you want to convey to the college in your essay.
We share with you our curated list of the best essays that worked for applicants to the highly selective colleges.
Successful essays, while addressing completely disparate subjects, share many common characteristics….
The letter of recommendation should reinforce and expand on what you have presented about yourself in the application.
With the first rounds of Early Decision, Restrictive Early Action and Early Action for the Class of 2027 now complete, only 14 elite colleges reported acceptance rates out of a total of 61 highly selective colleges we regularly track.
With overall acceptance rates below 10%, these 24 uber elite colleges are incredibly tough to gain admission to when you apply Regular Decision.
Do you know what the top colleges are looking for in an applicant? Find out here!