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Christopher Hunt founded College Essay Mentor in 2015. Since then, he has worked one-on-one with roughly 700 high-achieving students, who have early thousands of acceptances to Ivy Plus universities. After earning a B.A. from Dartmouth College and a Master's degree from London School of Economics, Chris worked as a journalist for The Economist and The Wall Street Journal. Additionally, he published two books, Sparring With Charlie and Waiting For Fidel.

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Jul 17, 2026 ∙ 16 min

How to Write Harvard Supplemental Essays in 2026-2027: Prompts, Word Limits & Examples

Complete guide to the Harvard supplemental essays, including all five prompts, word limits, strategy and strong example essays with analysis.

Jul 16, 2026 ∙ 12 min

How to End a College Essay: Complete Guide with Examples (2026)

The most important thing to understand is that an ending is not a conclusion. A conclusion summarizes, restates, and wraps up a logical argument, which is appropriate for a high school analytical essay but not for a college essay. A college essay is an emotional argument, so its ending is an emotional culmination rather than a logical one. The reader should finish with a feeling, not a recap. Land on a specific moment, image, or action that carries your message and let the reader feel the...

Jul 14, 2026 ∙ 13 min

How to Write the Diversity Essay: Complete Guide with Examples (2026)

The diversity essay isn't asking you to state a category; it's asking what that category taught you to notice, weigh, or do differently than someone without it. Call it label vs. lens. The label is the identity itself (immigrant family, disability, faith, first-generation). The lens is the specific habit of mind that identity built in you. Name the label fast, in a sentence or two, then spend the rest of the essay showing the lens at work in one real scene. The test: could another student...