@emainatx: Common app personal essay tips!! Hope these help or give you a little snippet of what a “personal” essay really means! #commonapp #commonappessay #collegeadmissions #collegeapplication #admissionsadvice

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Joshua :
hey can someone review my common app essay? let me know if it’s good and if it sounds like ai because I’ve been told that my writing naturally sounds like that. I’m trying to get into unc chapel hill or UGA!
2026-09-30 22:34:23
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ivannaarobles
ivanna ʚ❤︎ɞ :
Thank you! 💗💗
2026-10-25 06:14:32
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_samanthaaaa.11
samantha :
hey! could you read over my essay? I'm doing early action for unc chapel hill and my application is due in two weeks and I'm starting to have second thoughts about my essay topic 😅
2026-09-30 21:06:53
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mavabavaa
ava 🤗🤗 :
could i write my empathy towards inanimate objects like stuffed animals and how it shapes who i am
2026-10-08 13:43:39
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senegyyal
amina 💗 :
Hi what if I talked about my weight loss journey and with each paragraph, I start with the weight number and what changed within that time span? I don’t know if that’s cliche or not
2026-10-05 22:53:21
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underscorekatelyn
Katelyn 🧚🏻‍♀️✨ :
for someone applying as a transfer and an aspiring lawyer, i'm thinking of writing about the language barrier between me and my grandparents, and how that led me to learn spanish, more about hispanic culture, and connect that to how i want to be an immigration lawyer? i just don't know if that's the type of essay i should write as a transfer.
2026-10-05 18:04:55
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juniorsfart
juniorsfart :
hii!! i’m thinking of writing mine on the toggle language button on the apple keyboard, and how ever since i’ve gotten my phone i’ve felt conflicted by constantly delating and redownloading korean, because all my life ive felt i’ve never “felt korean enough”, and by delating it off my keyboard i’m delating it out of my life. can you please tell me how to expand this idea and make it more personal to me? i would really appreciate it!! 💕
2026-09-27 21:37:21
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https_limabean
📼🦕 nuala :
I kind of want to do the recipe one but are you sure its not overdone?
2026-09-27 19:08:48
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_favoritenawaall
N 🎧 :
I was thinking of writing about mental health but specifically how in my culture is look down upon to get help or seek help or people will think you have demons inside of you . And I was gonna tie it to why I want to study psychology and how it connects to my life. And a personal experience I was gonna add was a time I felt ashamed to reach out for help when my childhood friend died
2026-10-01 03:18:59
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genevakellmn
geneva :
I keep getting mixed thoughts on if mine is too controversial… its basically about Kanye West and how he’s rly misunderstood and i feel the same way. Obviously hes had his controversies and i mention that in this intro but idk- im not applying anywhere crazy, all michigan in state (not umich, but including msu) but my gpa is really low w boring ECs so i need my essay to rly stand out. I can elaborate on it more/share my full intro but i’d love advice for ways to make it sound less problematic and more personal
2026-09-28 00:54:59
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bylerisamindset
Jules :
I wrote a rough draft for PIQ #5 about my time in ED treatment and how I had to find a purpose to get better. But I’ve heard not to write about mental health in apps. Should I scrap my essay?
2026-09-28 21:45:01
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rescenne
alyia :
i’m considering writing about my siblings and the responsibility/experience i had with 5+ younger siblings… wouldn’t that be included in my application already, so it’s not a good topic…?
2026-09-28 19:27:33
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justt.megan
Megan :
I was planning on starting my essay with a game that I made up in the car when I was younger and then connecting that to how I think and act today. Do you think this could be a good topic? I’ve seen a lot of people say to not talk about childhood but I feel like it’s so important in relation to who I am
2026-10-04 15:19:46
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crows_with_brunch
٩(ᐛ)و :
if i want to be an art major/marine bio minor (or vice versa) would talking about how being good at art has always been the only thing that i thought everyone liked about me but i realised that my art actually made people want to get to know me more (general idea) be good? i’m thing my opening sentence would be “my best friend is a blank sheet of paper.”
2026-10-05 18:57:06
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ericanhaynes
Erica Haynes :
My son is majoring in engineering. He is a straight A kid that's never struggled with anything....except playing the violin. He wrote about opening his school schedule junior year and finding out that he made the chamber orchestra.
2026-10-05 23:13:56
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sxstars5
sxstars5✨ :
This what I want to write it like”“You know how Rapunzel had to cut her hair so she could finally be free and go outside? Well, that’s why Rapunzel is my favorite princess.”
2026-10-15 01:48:35
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bri_er22
bri :
Could you read mine?
2026-10-01 03:33:33
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sillyham
:) :
can someone read mines😭
2026-10-06 02:52:26
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supersecret5463
imana :
hi!! could u read mines?
2026-10-02 03:21:07
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angivhrts_
𝑎🎀 :
Can you read my essay?
2026-10-01 00:11:55
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abbyallaboutthecashhh
𝓐𝓫𝓲𝓰𝓪𝓲𝓵 :
i sent u mine can u please review mine🙏🏻🙏🏻
2026-10-07 23:16:06
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squ1d..ink
squ1d..ink :
I wrote an essay that I genuinely think represents me but it references my activities list and is about how I gained the confidence to do new things. I compared the process of getting an ear piercing to my hs experience. There’s also a cultural aspect bc I got the piercing to wear a certain piece of jewelry.
2026-10-07 14:42:36
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anj55869
anj :
could anyone review mine?
2026-10-05 23:43:08
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andreajaglal
andreajaglal :
Can you help me figure out what to write in my essay
2026-10-01 13:12:13
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dandeliononthesunset
Olivia 🌸🎀 :
I have to submit my first app in two weeks but I’m kind of having second thoughts about my topic. I am writing about how depression (from my mom, sister, then myself) has shaped my life and led me to want to study psychology and become a psychiatrist. I don’t know if that’s a good connection but it’s like my only idea :P
2026-10-03 06:27:36
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