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Think Small to Show the Big Picture
by Albert Leo With all the thoughts of relaying your...

The Trouble with Topic Sentences
by Albert Leo Writing for narratives, like the essays that you will write for your college essays, often requires flexing...

3 Things You Must Have for a Good Writing Environment
By Michelle When you think of a writer, what comes to mind? A melancholy artist hunched over a typewriter? Li...

Show and Tell
by Albert Leo For this week’s Essay Narwhals, I’m writing about how to show and tell. Let’s try that again,...

Flexibility in the Common App Prompts
by Albert Leo With the Common App essay being such an important component of an application, a lot of...