<p>How</a> To Write a Foolproof College Application Essay</p>
<p>Discuss.</p>
<p>Interesting to say at the least. Sort of common sense, too.</p>
<p>That was pretty funny. I liked the advice about asking friends what makes you special, that was unique advice to what I have seen on many websites/books.</p>
<p>Quite good step-by-step tutorial.</p>
<p>It was short, but accurate. The key to a perfect essay is writing about yourself - what makes you special/different from other people.</p>
<p>On that note, this “confession” would be a great personal essay, if the author had made it shorter and had talked more about how her letters helped her to become a journalist: [Teen</a> Crush: Lessons for Jonas Brothers Fans | Newsweek Culture | Newsweek.com](<a href=“http://www.newsweek.com/id/142516/page/1]Teen”>http://www.newsweek.com/id/142516/page/1)</p>
<p>I think it’s good because you get a real sense of a part of who she is, and she doesn’t try to sound perfect–she sounds like herself. And notice the introspection she had–it is indeed personal.</p>