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College Application Essay Examples

  • Mr. Cameron: Bully (lemons to lemonade)
  • Hugh Gallagher Lies (lies, creative lies, and no statistics)
  • Ms. Silva: Childhood Embarrassment (good example of in medias res)
  • Ms. Chen: Beauty for Ashes
  • Ms. Nelson: Unusual Educational Background 
  • Mr. Kirkendall: I am a Drummer 
  • Mr. Lindeke: New Orleans
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