This blog lists the University of California’s 2025–2026 personal insight questions, explains how to pick four, lays out a step-by-step plan for drafting focused answers, gives sample excerpts from real student responses, and points out where each answer connects to UC’s review criteria.
Your complete guide to the 2025-2026 Brown supplemental essays. Get a step-by-step breakdown of all 6 prompts, with expert advice and full essay examples that worked.
Your complete guide to the 2025-2026 Yale supplemental essays. Get a step-by-step breakdown of every short answer and essay prompt, with expert advice and full examples that worked.
This blog covers the 2025–2026 Davidson supplemental essay prompt, explains how to approach it, shares strategies, gives tips, and includes a sample response to help applicants write an essay that fits Davidson’s application process.
This blog covers the 2025–2026 University of Miami supplemental essay prompts and requirements, explains how to approach them, shares strategies, gives tips, and includes sample responses to help applicants write essays that fit Miami’s application process.
This blog covers the 2025–2026 Tulane supplemental essay prompt, explains how to approach it, shares strategies, gives tips, and includes a sample response to help applicants write an essay that fits Tulane’s application process.
This blog covers the 2025–2026 Vanderbilt supplemental essay prompt, explains how to approach it, shares strategies, gives tips, and includes sample responses to help applicants write an effective essay for Vanderbilt.
This blog reviews the 2025–2026 Common App essay prompts, explains each one, shares strategies, gives tips, and includes sample responses to help applicants write essays that fit Common App guidelines
This blog breaks down the 2025–2026 Williams College writing supplement prompts, shares strategies, gives tips, and shows sample responses to help applicants write essays that meet Williams College’s expectations.