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P rio r to  \nsta rti ng The Ad missio ns A ngle , Alexa nd Noe l le both s pe nt seve ra l yea rs wo r ki ng at a p restigio us co llege  \nco ns u ltatio n fi r m i n the beati ng  \nhea rt of o ne of the most co m petitivest ude nt bases i n the wo r ld: Seo u l , So uth Ko rea . The re , they lea r ned w hat it ta kes to b uild a st ro ng  \nco llege a pplicatio n a nd how to he lp st ude nts fi nd a co llege that is thei r pe rfect matc h.  \nToday , Alex a nd Noel le wo r k with st ude nts a nd fa milies a ro u nd the glo be to he lp the m c u ltivate the most co m pe lli ng , pe rso na l , a nd co m petitive co llege a pplicatio ns  \npossible . They a re wide ly co nside red to be ex pe rts at st rategic ad missio ns , essay c rafti ng a nd editi ng , a nd  \nacade mic co u nse ling , b ut they  \nco nside r the mse lves to be me nto rs , fi rst a nd fo re most . The co nte nts of this g uide a re the p rod uct of yea rs of ca refu lly ho ned ex pe rtise a nd a rei nte nded to se rve as a g uide fo r  \nst ude nts w ho a re ready to s ha re thei r best se lves .  \n0 2  \nIN THIS GUIDE . . .  \nALL THE BASICS TO HELP YOU UNDERSTAND AND BRAINSTORM SUPPLEMENTAL ESSAYS FOR COLLEGE APPLICATIONS  \n01 Introduction  \n02  \nThe Why Us Essay  \n03  \nThe Why Major Essay  \n04  \nThe Community Essay  \nThe Diversity Essay  \n0506  \nThe Extracurricular Activity Essay  \n07  \nOther types of essays  \n08  \nResources  \nINTRODUCTION  \nWHAT ARE  \nSUPPLEMENTAL ESSAYS?  \nCOLLEGES ASK FOR SUPPLEMENTAL ESSAYS SO THAT THEY CAN GET TO KNOW YOU BETTER! 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