<p>Many students often ask about how to write their essays. So, here are 2 links that will give you tips in that regard.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.virginia.edu/undergradadmission/writingtheessay.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.virginia.edu/undergradadmission/writingtheessay.html</a>
<a href="http://www.virginia.edu/topnews/textonlyarchive/December_1997/guru.txt%5B/url%5D">http://www.virginia.edu/topnews/textonlyarchive/December_1997/guru.txt</a></p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>Thanks for some good solid info. It's nice to get something we can really use.</p>
<p>Here's another link w/ good advice.</p>
<p>Not so much on writing a good essay, but analysis of UVa's class of 2007 essay responses. Insightful.</p>
<p>interesting read. moral of the story: uniqueness is key</p>
<p>Not to be quarrelsome, but I read that article in my Alumni News magazine, and came away with the opposite impression. Good writing seems to be the key, not topic uniqueness. The point I thought she was making was that even very common essays, like those on cloning or religion, had the same acceptance rate as any other. Essays on common topics are not the "kiss of death".</p>
<p>Tha Nabokov essays were unusual, and had a high acceptance rate, but she attributed that to better writing skill (note the SAT comparison) rather than topic choice.</p>