Writing the College Application Essay
Websites

Essay Edge
This site includes a six-part, free online essay writing course.

Quintessential Careers
This site features over 3,500 pages of college, career and job-hunting advice, including sample application essays and useful tips and resources for the essay-writing process

SparkNotes
In addition to excerpted sections from 10 Things You Gotta Know About College Application Essays and 10 Things You Gotta Know About Choosing a College, the site also includes an applications essay message board which allows students to seek editing and revision advice from other students

Teen Ink
TeenInk, the online companion to the national teen magazine of the same name, features writing by young adult authors, including 474 college essays and other college-related articles-including reviews of various educational institutions, all written by teen authors.