r/CollegeEssays is a subreddit with 29k members. The community frequently discusses essay, college, help, review, and personal statement, and the most common flair used is common app, advice, topic help, supplemental essay, and discussion.
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
: "interesting college essay topic"
42 posts
#2
Advice
: "How to know when essays are done"
25 posts
#3
Topic Help
: "Help finding evidence to back my claim"
9 posts
#4
Supplemental Essay
: "Anyone feel overwhelmed with writing?"
4 posts
#5
Discussion
: "Doing free essay reviews! Send me whatever whenever"
3 posts
#6
Scholarship Essay
: "thinking about religion as an essay topic"
3 posts
#7
Rant
: "i was talking about this earlier in applyingtocollege but i hate college applications!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
1 post
#8
Review Exchange
: "Help on revising college essay"
1 post
Member Growth in r/CollegeEssays
Yearly
+11k members(58.8%)
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Last updated: October 2, 2026