--- title: "Posts About College Application — page 3 | Elite Prep" description: "69 Elite Prep articles about College Application, published 2013–2026 — admissions guidance, test strategy and study advice." url: "https://eliteprep.com/blog/category/college-application/page/3/" image: "https://media.eliteprep.com/blog-library-gradient-webp-card.jpg" language: "en" source: "eliteprep build" --- ![Four students talking over their notes in a library](https://eliteprep.com/media/blog-library-gradient-webp-w1600.webp) # Posts About College Application 69 posts in College Application. - ![5 Ways to Annoy College Admissions Officers](https://media.eliteprep.com/Elite%2BBlog%2BImage%2BAnnoy-webp-w400.webp) [College Admissions](https://eliteprep.com/blog/category/college-admissions/) ### [5 Ways to Annoy College Admissions Officers](https://eliteprep.com/blog/2017/11/29/5-great-ways-to-annoy-admissions-officers/) College admissions professionals are not individuals you want to frustrate or annoy, especially since admission decisions can hinge on razor-thin margins. November 30, 2017 Jon G. - ![What is demonstrated interest and how can it help me get into college?](https://media.eliteprep.com/Elite%2BBlog%2BImage%2BDemonstrated%2BInterest-webp-w400.webp) [College Admissions](https://eliteprep.com/blog/category/college-admissions/) ### [What is Demonstrated Interest and How Can It Help Me Get into College?](https://eliteprep.com/blog/2017/11/13/what-is-demonstrated-interest/) Demonstrated interest is a factor many colleges consider when making admissions decisions. In this article, Elite Prep instructor Jon G. November 14, 2017 Jon G. - ![Do I Need to Know My Major Before Applying to College?](https://media.eliteprep.com/Elite%2BBlog%2BImage%2BMajor-webp-w400.webp) [College Admissions](https://eliteprep.com/blog/category/college-admissions/) ### [Do I Need to Know My Major Before Applying to College?](https://eliteprep.com/blog/2017/11/6/do-i-need-to-know-my-major-before-applying-to-college/) November 6, 2017 Kiley A. - ![How to Get Into an Ivy League School: Advice from a Harvard Graduate](https://media.eliteprep.com/Elite%2BBlog%2BImage%2BIVY%2BLEAGUE-webp-w400.webp) [College Application](https://eliteprep.com/blog/category/college-application/) ### [How to Get Into an Ivy League School: Advice from a Harvard Graduate](https://eliteprep.com/blog/2017/11/1/how-to-get-into-an-ivy-league-school/) November 1, 2017 Jon G. - ![Am I Oversharing in My College Essays?](https://media.eliteprep.com/oversharing-webp-w400.webp) [College Application](https://eliteprep.com/blog/category/college-application/) ### [Am I Oversharing in My College Essays?](https://eliteprep.com/blog/2017/10/25/am-i-oversharing-in-my-college-essays/) October 25, 2017 Kiley A. - ![Recommendation Letters: What They Are and How to Get Great Ones](https://media.eliteprep.com/Elite%2BBlog%2BImage%2BRecommendation%2BLetters-webp-w400.webp) [College Admissions](https://eliteprep.com/blog/category/college-admissions/) ### [Recommendation Letters: What They Are and How to Get Great Ones](https://eliteprep.com/blog/2017/10/23/recommendation-letters-what-they-are-and-how-to-get-great-ones/) October 23, 2017 Stephen P. - ![Why you should start your college admission essays this summer](https://media.eliteprep.com/image-asset-33-webp-w400.webp) [College Admissions](https://eliteprep.com/blog/category/college-admissions/) ### [Why You Should Start Your College Admission Essays this Summer](https://eliteprep.com/blog/2017/5/30/why-you-should-start-your-personal-statement-and-college-essays-in-the-summer/) May 30, 2017 Stephen P. - ![Curved bronze campus sign with gold lettering reading "University of California" amid trees](https://media.eliteprep.com/image-asset-61-webp-w400.webp) [College Admissions](https://eliteprep.com/blog/category/college-admissions/) ### [What's Up with the New University of California Personal Insight Questions?](https://eliteprep.com/blog/2016/9/29/whats-up-with-the-new-university-of-california-personal-insight-question/) September 29, 2016 Jon G. - ![A green felt-tip Pentel Sign Pen with the cap posted on the end](https://media.eliteprep.com/green-pen-webp-w400.webp) [College Application](https://eliteprep.com/blog/category/college-application/) ### [Three 15-Minute Brainstorming Exercises for Your College Essay](https://eliteprep.com/blog/three-15-minute-brainstorming-exercises-for-your-college-ess.html/) October 30, 2013 Ethan Sawyer - [College Application](https://eliteprep.com/blog/category/college-application/) ### [Common App Essay Formatting Update](https://eliteprep.com/blog/common-app-essay-formatting-update.html/) October 30, 2013 - ![Someecard: "I promise to tolerate your freedom of speech, unless it involves two spaces after a period. Because that's not freedom, that's just wrong."](https://media.eliteprep.com/two_spaces_after_a_period-webp-w400.webp) [College Application](https://eliteprep.com/blog/category/college-application/) ### [Two Spaces After a Period (And four other mistakes your making in you're college essay)](https://eliteprep.com/blog/two-spaces-after-a-period-and-four-other-mistakes-your-makin.html/) October 29, 2013 Ethan Sawyer - [College Application](https://eliteprep.com/blog/category/college-application/) ### [Extended Early Action & Early Decision Deadlines](https://eliteprep.com/blog/extended-early-action-early-decision-deadlines.html/) October 25, 2013 - ![Road sign with arrows for five lanes, two marked "ONLY," showing left, straight and right turn options.](https://media.eliteprep.com/road_sign_all_directions-webp-w400.webp) [College Application](https://eliteprep.com/blog/category/college-application/) ### [Which Common App Essay Prompt is Best?](https://eliteprep.com/blog/which-common-app-essay-prompt-is-best.html/) October 23, 2013 Ethan Sawyer - ![Common Application registration page showing a Personal Information form with an open "Select/First-Year/Transfer" dropdown.](https://media.eliteprep.com/commonapp-webp-w400.webp) [College Application](https://eliteprep.com/blog/category/college-application/) ### [Common App Responds to Glitches with "Statement of Commitment"](https://eliteprep.com/blog/common-app-responds-to-glitches-with-statement-of-commitment.html/) October 21, 2013 - ![Two hands forming a heart shape against a clear blue sky](https://media.eliteprep.com/hand-in-heart-21-webp-w400.webp) [College Application](https://eliteprep.com/blog/category/college-application/) ### [An Open Love Letter to the Authors of UC Personal Statement Prompt #1](https://eliteprep.com/blog/an-open-love-letter-to-the-authors-of-uc-personal-statement.html/) October 21, 2013 Ethan Sawyer - ![Comic: a boy asks "Dad! Can I ask you a question?" His father says "But son, you just did." The boy asks "Can I ask two?" and his father stares: "You just did…"](https://media.eliteprep.com/dad-i-have-a-question%2B2-webp-w400.webp) [College Application](https://eliteprep.com/blog/category/college-application/) ### [College Application Essay FAQs](https://eliteprep.com/blog/college-application-essay-faqs.html/) October 17, 2013 Ethan Sawyer - ![Retro red and cream name tag sticker reading "HELLO i'm Awesome" in bold script lettering.](https://media.eliteprep.com/Hello-I'm-Awesome-webp-w400.webp) [College Application](https://eliteprep.com/blog/category/college-application/) ### [5 Ways to Make Your Activities List Awesome](https://eliteprep.com/blog/5-ways-to-make-your-activities-list-awesome.html/) October 15, 2013 Ethan Sawyer - ![Rounded maroon app icon with white text reading "COM APP"](https://media.eliteprep.com/com-app.webp) [College Application](https://eliteprep.com/blog/category/college-application/) ### [Common App & UC Application Essay Prompts](https://eliteprep.com/blog/common-app-uc-application-essay-prompts.html/) October 14, 2013 - ![Blue and gold University of California seal with open book, star, and the motto "Let There Be Light" and date 1868.](https://media.eliteprep.com/UC-Seal.webp) [College Application](https://eliteprep.com/blog/category/college-application/) ### [The UC Application is Open! Now What?](https://eliteprep.com/blog/the-uc-application-is-open-now-what.html/) October 11, 2013 - ![National Honor Society emblem: a flaming torch with rays inside a keystone shape over the letters C, S, L, S.](https://media.eliteprep.com/NHS.webp) [College Application](https://eliteprep.com/blog/category/college-application/) ### [How to List National Merit & National Honor Society Recognition on the Common App](https://eliteprep.com/blog/how-to-list-national-merit-national-honor-society-recognitio.html/) October 8, 2013 - [College Application](https://eliteprep.com/blog/category/college-application/) ### [What DOESN'T work in college applications?](https://eliteprep.com/blog/what-doesnt-work-in-college-applications.html/) July 19, 2013 [Browse every post by year →](https://eliteprep.com/blog/archive/) [Subscribe to the RSS feed](https://eliteprep.com/blog/rss.xml) ## Tools and Courses for This Topic - [College list builder](https://eliteprep.com/college-list-builder/) - [Early decision vs. early action](https://eliteprep.com/early-decision-vs-early-action/) - [Elite College Consulting](https://eliteprep.com/consulting/) ## Ready to Discuss Your Options? 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