This is the Common App and Questbridge personal essay that got me into the University of Pennsylvania! I applied regular decision to Penn in 2021 and I got lucky enough to get in.

Hopefully, this video provides a little insight on college essays in some way, shape, or form. There's definitely better writing somewhere out there, but this is what I wrote and what worked for me. Maybe this will provide a little bit of inspiration for the struggling high school seniors (me at one point).

It took me awhile to film this video because I was really hesitant on whether I wanted my personal essays to be read, heard, or seen by other people. I used to binge watch all these college videos when I was applying so I eventually wanted to make my own. These essays are a deeper side of me and I wanted to be more transparent. I started this YouTube channel as a video diary for myself and I'm determined to continue that journey.

Hope you enjoy and good luck! I'll be sure to read and make a couple comments on my own to provide some more advice. Feel free to comment any and all concerns so that we can get a community thread going to help each other out and provide some motivation. There's a lot more I have to say about the college admissions process so shoot me any comments/questions.

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