The Worst Kinds of College Essays

College essays are tough. Here are a few topics you should avoid this admissions season.

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My name is Gohar Khan, and I'm an MIT grad helping you succeed at school. I make videos about study strategies, college applications, and occasionally, my day-to-day life. I want to equip students with the tools, knowledge, and resources they need to realize their academic potential.

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Hey I am an international student applying to fall 2023 and it has been a pleasure to enjoy all of your content throughout this past year. Thank you so much, you changed my life!

[goharsguide]

good luck with your essays everyone! you got this 💪

[peterbaksis]

I would love a part 2!! I am a little bit younger, a freshman in high school, but i love learning this type of stuff such as your college essays or tips for note taking!

[wavy]

The application summary:
“From maintaining a 4.0 gpa, to being the founder and president of 3 clubs, and being the captain of the football team I’d say I’m a good fit for your school”

[karthiksing]

Gohar, you’re an actual legend! As a junior in the US High School system, tips like these are AMAZING!!! Thanks for all you do!

[khalilahd.]

You always give the best tips and as dómine who just started a newsletter I definitely will keep these tips in mind ❤

[alexmichel]

my tip after going thru college admissions last year: don't underestimate the prompts common app gives you! I know they can feel vague or it might be tempting to go off the board in an attempt to be unique but I used one of the prompts and it inspired a really great essay when I was originally had no clue on what to write about. definitely give them some thought before writing them off!

[rosesforviolets]

the pseudointellectual one is really interesting and funny to me, because i'm a creative writer who often write in a (purposefully) exaggerated style in my short stories, because i often write from perspectives of inanimate objects or animals--trees, air, dragons, horses, etc. because i write like this so often in my personal time, it was a huge struggle trying to write college essays. my style became something i actively had to reverse- instead of writing 'normally', from what i would say is my 'authentic self', i hard to wire myself to be as 'direct as i possibly can', just so that my points didn't get muddled up and read loike a literal creative writing story.
i think my essay, especially my commonqpp, is still verging on the unconventional side. i'm really excited to see how it's going to go! anyways, as usual, thank you for the advice! you've helped me a lot with my essays this year. i am actually going to send in my ED Brown application in approximately 1 hour and 58 minutes. hopefully it will go good :D

[oliviayapjiajia]

Thank you so much Gohar!! I'm in junior year of igcse and this has been really helpful for me to gain perspective on how to write a unique college essay, please make a part 2. I would love more insight

[Mrtok]

Gohar, I don’t know if you’re gonna read this but I just wanted to thank you for your amazing and super helpful tips throughout the past two years for me. I am an international student in the IB program and I’m looking forward to apply in the next college application season. Continue with the fantastic work!

[animationy]

Thank you so much, I’m currently in my last year of high school, wondering about my future and those videos help a lot!

[myday]

I'm still in junior high school, and in the next 3 years, I'll be in college. Please keep uploading content like these because I'll be wanting your help so I could get into my dream school. Thank you so much ^^

[joelmax]

This video is both educating and funny entertaining 😂😂.Keep it up Gohar !

[devinlastnamenotneeded]

When I write my essays this year your tips are gonna save me Gohar. 🙏 You already helped me go from a C average to a A-B average AP student with your study technics (honestly it was about the motivation you put in me) you may just single handedly make me a successful student yet!

[mahratunsamha]

Dear gohar, thanks a lot for everything. I'm a Bangladeshi student and I got graduate assistantship for the fall '23.
I use to watch your videos during the whole application season and took the tips.

Gratefulness. ✨

[ecec]

"Pleaze accept me. I BEG YOU" 😭😭

[ruhiyadwad]

As someone in middle school, I have planned quite a bit ahead thanks to your help. You make really helpful and amazing videos, so thank you!

[ianp]

I’m planning on transferring to a university for the Fall 2023 and this is what I needed to see. Thanks!

[josefturpin]

I was wondering, if my topic could be a good one. Comparing myself to the instruments that i play, and how i controlled my emotions. And i got control of both my musical passion and my self doubt

[shamisaziracrow]

i kinda forgot that this dude makes regular videos and not just shorts