College essay topics that WOWED admissions officers | UPenn, Dartmouth

If you're in high school and eager to apply to top universities in the US, you will one day have to write a Common App Essay. While there are all sorts of college essay topics that constitute a winning application, some stand out from the rest as being exceptionally good and exceptionally bad.
In the first installment of the College Essay Scoop, Athena writing experts break down two of our Favorite essays Athena scholars have composed in the past couple of years to try and analyze what worked about them and why.
What do you think differentiates an Ivy League-level essay from the rest? Comment below!
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Timestamps:
0:00 - 0:31 Preview
0:31 - 1:22 Introduction
1:22 - 2:41 The relocation essay
2:41 - 3:41 Adding pizzaz
3:41 - 7:41 UPenn essay: excerpt and analysis
7:41 - 9:41 Identifying your essay topic and theme
9:41 - 10:35 Sidestepping clichés
10:35 - 12:47 UPenn response
12:47 - 14:30 Meeting the scholar
14:30 - 18:24 Exploring different essay topics
18:24 - 28:50 Dartmouth Essay: excerpt and analysis
28:50 - 31:55 Conclusion
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