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Is a Personal Struggle an Appropriate Essay Topic?

Collegewise Staff
by Collegewise Staff
on Tue, Aug 26, 2025

College applicants often write essays about personal struggles and challenges. Sometimes, those stories provide great insight into the human being behind the grades and test scores. In other cases, ...

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