Common App essay

College Essays
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<p>ok so my class has finally taken the AP english lang exam and my teacher wants to give us a head start on college admissions essay. he is going to give us insight on how to write the essays and personally edit them. since a lot of the schools I'm applying to use the common application I figured I'd pick a topic from it so I can get a few schools out of the way before summer. the question i chose was to "evaluate a significant experience... and its impact on you." So far I have a paragraph that summarizes what I want to talk about in the essay. So i was wondering if anyone would like to read it and give me some feedback. I don't want to write this essay and then when I'm done think I could have picked a better experience. So if anyone wants to read it please message me. It's short so it won't take long to read it. Also a few questions... </p>

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<li><p>Common App says 250 words miniumum.. what's a good length for essays in general, including specific essays from universities? </p></li>
<li><p>can I use my common app essay for all schools that use the common app as their application? </p></li>
<li><p>should i answer another question from the common app and compare my two essays to see which one is better? </p></li>
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<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>sure, pm me.</p>

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<p>i'll read it if you want. i wrote about 10 essays last year so i can help you out.</p>

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- Common App says 250 words miniumum.. what's a good length for essays in general, including specific essays from universities?

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In general 1 page, single spaced, 1 inch margins, size 12 font.</p>

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- can I use my common app essay for all schools that use the common app as their application?

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Yes</p>

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- should i answer another question from the common app and compare my two essays to see which one is better?

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If you have time, sure, couldn't hurt.</p>

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<p>^thanks!!!</p>

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<p>bbumperrrr</p>

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<p>ok i finished a rough draft of the essay now if anyone wants to read it.</p>

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<p>I'll read it if you'd like; I'm in kind of an essay mood.</p>

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<p>I"ll read. I'd help edit/give feedback if you want! =]</p>

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<p>I wanna read. =]</p>

<p>Though I'm kinda harsh with comments and stuff.</p>

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<p>bump anyone</p>

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<p>i'll take a look =]</p>

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<p>I would love to read your essay too :D</p>

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<p>Use a serif font but not Times New Roman, size 11.5, line spacing 1.2 (yes, you can do both of those non-whole-numbers in Word). This makes your essay look much more "professional," like a page out of a book. Single-spacing is too close together and makes it harder to read.</p>

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<p>what is serif font?</p>

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<p>Serif font has the "extra strokes" on the ends of the letters. The font here on CC is sans-serif. Fonts like Times/Times New Roman, Georgia, Bookman Old Style are serif fonts.</p>

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<p>oh ok i see. i like the 1.2 line spacing. it actually does look better. lmao</p>