https://ownyouressay.com/blog/Notes on the college essay. https://ownyouressay.com/blog/resume-in-paragraphshttps://ownyouressay.com/blog/resume-in-paragraphsSun, 06 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTThe most common draft I read is a list of accomplishments with feelings attached. Here is what to do instead. https://ownyouressay.com/blog/when-to-starthttps://ownyouressay.com/blog/when-to-startThu, 03 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTEarlier means calmer, not better. What the timeline actually looks like at each point in the year. https://ownyouressay.com/blog/ai-and-the-essayhttps://ownyouressay.com/blog/ai-and-the-essayMon, 31 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMTNot for drafting, not for editing, not for ideas. The reason is practical, not moral. https://ownyouressay.com/blog/what-readers-actually-dohttps://ownyouressay.com/blog/what-readers-actually-doFri, 28 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMTA few minutes, a stack of applications, and one question they are trying to answer. https://ownyouressay.com/blog/nothing-has-happened-to-mehttps://ownyouressay.com/blog/nothing-has-happened-to-meTue, 25 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMTThe students who say this are usually sitting on the best material. They have just been taught to discount it. https://ownyouressay.com/blog/the-first-sentencehttps://ownyouressay.com/blog/the-first-sentenceSat, 22 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMTNot setting the scene, not announcing the theme. Making the second sentence necessary. https://ownyouressay.com/blog/stop-arguinghttps://ownyouressay.com/blog/stop-arguingWed, 19 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMTStudents are taught to make a case. Writers are taught to show and let the reader conclude. https://ownyouressay.com/blog/why-this-schoolhttps://ownyouressay.com/blog/why-this-schoolSun, 16 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMTWhy this school, why this major, and the odd prompt nobody prepares for. https://ownyouressay.com/blog/writing-about-hardshiphttps://ownyouressay.com/blog/writing-about-hardshipThu, 13 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMTYou are allowed to write about the difficult thing. You are not obligated to make it pay off. https://ownyouressay.com/blog/what-to-cuthttps://ownyouressay.com/blog/what-to-cutMon, 10 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMTThe word count is not the constraint people think it is. Here is what usually goes. https://ownyouressay.com/blog/for-parentshttps://ownyouressay.com/blog/for-parentsFri, 07 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMTThe most useful things a parent can do are smaller and less editorial than they expect. https://ownyouressay.com/blog/humorhttps://ownyouressay.com/blog/humorTue, 04 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMTUsed carelessly it is the fastest way to lose a reader. Used precisely it is the fastest way to earn one. https://ownyouressay.com/blog/the-endinghttps://ownyouressay.com/blog/the-endingSat, 01 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMTMost essays end twice. Cut the second one.