U.S. News has compiled several college essay examples that helped students get into school. Shared by admissions staff or referenced from admissions websites, these essays stand out, they say ...

Overshare or dwell on personal problems. Below is a sample essay from “Graduate Admissions Essays: Write Your Way Into The Graduate School Of Your Choice,” 3rd Edition, by Donald Asher that ...

sometimes called a “Why X School” or “Why This School” essay. For example, the University of Notre Dame Law School offers applicants an optional statement of no more than two double-spaced ...