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What's inside?

- Q&A with Swarthmore Admissions Officers → So you know exactly what admissions officers want to see in your essays.
- 20 Common Application Essays, 22 Why Swarthmore Essays, and 8 QuestBridge Essays examples with analysis → See what a winning essay looks like and what characteristics to incorporate into your own.
- Comprehensive Essay Writing Advice Chapter → Step by step advice on how to brainstorm, structure, and refine your essay.
- Written Tour of Swarthmore → We include all the information you'd receive from an on campus tour so that you have access to exclusive insights for your essays.

Learn by example! Read the essays of students that got into Swarthmore ( 9% acceptance rate as of 2019) to learn best essay practices and get into the liberal arts college of your choice.

These diverse essays were selected out of hundreds of essays that we gathered from fellow Swarthmore students. All of these essays were written by current students or recent graduates.