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College Admissions: U.S. College Admissions: U.S. Plan for College Choose a School Apply From Allen Grove, your Guide to College Admissions: U.S. As application deadlines loom, it's time to get those admissions essays polished. While the essay may not be as important as a strong academic record, it is one of the few places in the application where you can reveal your personality and demonstrate your interest. Common Application Essay Tips These tips for the Common Application essay can help you craft a winning essay. For help with individual essay topics, these articles can guide you: 5 Tips for an Essay on a Significant Experience 5 Tips for an Essay on an Issue 6 Tips for an Essay on an Influential Person 7 Tips for an Essay on a Fictional or Historical Figure 5 Tips for an Essay on Diversity 4 Tips for the Open Topic See More About:  college admission essays  essay editing  writing tips 5 Tips for a Winning Essay No matter what your essay topic, these 5 application essay tips can help keep your application out of the rejection pile. Also be sure to avoid these 10 Bad Essay Topics. See More About:  college admission essays  writing tips  english grammar Style, Style, Style! The best ideas will fall flat if an essay's style is lacking. These 9 style tips can help you steer clear of common problems. See More About:  writing tips  admissions essays  essay editing Supplemental Essays and The Short Answer As you put time and energy into your admissions essay, don't forget that supplemental essays and short answer responses are also important. These articles can help: 5 Common Supplemental Essay Mistakes Sample Supplemental Essay for Duke 6 Tips for a Winning Short Answer Sample Short Answer on Running College Admissions Ads College Scholarship College Admissions MBA College Essay College Application Featured Articles The 20 Most Selective Colleges Top Business Schools Why AP Classes Matter What is a Weighted GPA? Foreign Language Requirements for Applicants A to Z College Profiles   More from About.com Great Gadget Gifts iPad or iPod? Kindle or Nook? Point-and-shoot or DIL camera? If you're confused by this year's must-have gadgets, check out our top picks. More> The Gift of Entertainment The lowdown on the latest holiday releases, plus recommendations on the best in music, movies and more. More> This newsletter is written by: Allen Grove College Admissions: U.S. Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About College Admissions: U.S. newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2010 About.com   Top Colleges and Universities Top 10 Liberal Arts Colleges Top 10 Universities Top 10 Engineering Schools Advertisement