r/CollegeEssays is a subreddit with 25k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses essay, college, help, review, and personal statement.
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 Themes in r/CollegeEssays
#1
Advice Requests
: "Confusing UPenn supplement, please help"
13 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Genuinely lost"
1 post
#3
Self-Promotion
: "will help you with your essays for free! (grateful yale admit)"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/CollegeEssays
#1
Essay
: "Is my Essay hook about cleaning a microwave stupid?"
295 posts
#2
College
: "struggling to make my supplemental essays specific to the College"
208 posts
#3
Help
: "will Help you with your essays for free! (grateful yale admit)"
144 posts
#4
Review
: "Bored college Junior looking for essays to Review"
119 posts
#5
Personal Statement
: "Rate my essay on common app 💀 it's kinda cliche i would say, right? 😭is it still good though?😭😭😭"
75 posts
#6
Topic
: "why this college + why this major"
48 posts
#7
Writing
: "Anyone else getting random AI flags on essays you wrote yourself?"
30 posts
#8
Personal
28 posts
#9
Common App
: "Common App essay help needed PLS"
27 posts
#10
Supplemental
: "should i send them my Supplemental essays?"
24 posts
Flair Used in r/CollegeEssays
#1
Advice
: "Check your Common App Essay for these Red Flags 🚩 🚩 -- before you "Submit""
60 posts
#2
Common App
: "Is my essay hook about cleaning a microwave stupid?"
58 posts
#3
Supplemental Essay
: "From an experienced college essay tutor/grader--How to make your essay not generic/corny?"
32 posts
#4
Discussion
: "Rise of AI written essays"
24 posts
#5
Topic Help
: "Is it silly to write my personal statement on seals and archaeology?"
14 posts
#6
Review Exchange
: "will help you with your essays for free! (grateful yale admit)"
4 posts
#7
Rant
: "Your Personal Statement Is Not a Creative Writing Exercise"
4 posts
#8
Scholarship Essay
: "How I approached writing a scholarship essay (what actually helped)"
2 posts
#9
UC PIQs
: "Should I do PIQ4 or PIQ8?"
1 post
#10
Extracurricular Section
: "College studentsss could you please help me by filling this form 🥺🥺"
1 post
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Last updated: June 9, 2026