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The new Common Application — a universal form that allows students to apply to multiple colleges and universities — is going Web-only next year, and is bringing with it some surprising changes to the essay rules, The Chronicle of Higher Education reports.
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This year, with the big changes to the Common Application essay, many schools have revamped their supplementary questions.
If brevity is the soul of wit, then recent changes to the Common Application essay could be the limbs and outward flourishes.
Go back to the intro after you have finished a draft of the essay and make any changes to the wording of your thesis based on what the rest of the essay says (the reverse outline will help figure this out).
However, there are restrictions on changes made to the essay.
I don't see a monumental change due to the essay.
Or, use the comment box below to discuss how the word limit has changed your approach to the essay — does it make the writing easier or harder?
I made many changes to my essay at this stage.
Students cannot make any changes to an essay once it is submitted to a college.
In order to make changes to an essay after you submit an application to a college, students will need to unlock their applications.
Most schools publish application details for the coming year in early summer, including any changes they may have made to the essay questions.
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