SAMPLE ESSAYS
• The following essays were coached under the exclusive guidance of Jonathan Laurence •
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College applicants’ primary opportunity to speak for themselves — and the battlefield upon which admission decisions are most commonly won or lost. The best college essays resist the tempting model of storytelling wherein a conflict is introduced and resolved, and instead purposefully embrace ambiguity and complexity to reflect an applicant’s maturity and humility — not his or her certainty and assuredness. JL ACADEMICS offers bespoke start-to-finish counseling on the composition of the College Essay (also known as the “personal statement” or the “Common App Essay”).
