The countdown on my phone read zero days, and you could see the excitement burning across my face as I marched through the mall at 9:30, Thursday night, July 14th 2011. For what you may ask? The Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part Two premiere, of course! Walking towards the movie theater, I was shaking with anticipation, having bought these tickets five months in advance, the expectations were through the roof. The pre-movie celebration involved getting five hours of sleep having...

You definitely have to make the school look like its top dog. If you truly want to go to this school, go overboard, don't kiss their butt, but talk about the opportunities they will give you.

Be entertaining! Admissions officers love seeing students who can entertain as well as be serious. They have to figure out your personalities through these supplemental essays.

Basically with this undergraduate essay details, be entertaining, The goal of the personal statement and supplemental essays that colleges assign you is so the admissions officers are able to view who you are and what your personality is like through the essay. Literally the most important thing I recently told my friends now going through the application process is to write about something you love. Topics about going on vacation or your grandparent dying or a camp you went to...

Definitely think of weaknesses, they love asking this!...

I declined other schools either because...

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Definitely ask teachers who you have formed a relationship...