r/CollegeEssays is a subreddit with 30k members. The community frequently discusses essay, college, help, review, and personal statement, and the most common flair used is common app, advice, supplemental essay, topic help, and scholarship essay.
A subreddit dedicated to asking questions and sharing resources about college application essays in all their many forms. Discussion about common app, UC essays, supplemental, scholarships, extracurricular sections, and more are welcome.
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Popular Topics in r/CollegeEssays
#1
Essay
295 posts
#2
College
208 posts
#3
Help
144 posts
#4
Review
119 posts
#5
Personal Statement
75 posts
#6
Topic
48 posts
#7
Writing
30 posts
#8
Personal
28 posts
#9
Common App
27 posts
#10
Supplemental
24 posts
Flair Used in r/CollegeEssays
#1
Common App
: "Thoughts on my Personal Statement"
38 posts
#2
Advice
: "Can anyone give me some criticism on my essay?"
24 posts
#3
Supplemental Essay
: "Rate my personal statement"
11 posts
#4
Topic Help
: "Princeton graded paper"
5 posts
#5
Scholarship Essay
: "Architecture Student Essays"
4 posts
#6
Review Exchange
: "Anyone want to review eachother's writing?"
2 posts
#7
UC PIQs
: "Help With Choosing Topics and Overall Story for PIQ's"
2 posts
#8
Rant
: "college essays"
1 post
#9
Extracurricular Section
: "Could u give me some examples of personal statement essays"
1 post
#10
Discussion
: "giving essay feedback"
1 post
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Last updated: November 10, 2026