Read Your Essay Out Loud Remember: A person reads your college admission essay. Read your writing aloud—what may have felt great in the writing process may sound unnatural when read aloud.

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No matter how gorgeous your prose is, you can’t get into college based on the strength of your essay alone. “No-one ever gets into college because you write a great essay,” Heaton says.

Share your college application essay about money. Ron Lieber has been the Your Money columnist since 2008 and has written five books, most recently “The Price You Pay for College.” ...