nice site, but a lot of the information is very vague: [Essays] > Read a lot of college essay books. See what’s cliche and what’s not. Absolutely avoid cliche

nice site, but a lot of the information is very vague: [Essays] > Read a lot of college essay books. See what’s cliche and what’s not. Absolutely avoid cliche topics. Such as.....? [Recommendations] > These can be crucial, but usually aren’t. So they are but they aren't...give an example of when they are, and when they aren't. However, you do have some good information that you don't emphasize enough: [Extracurriculars] > The truth is that most people, high school, college, or otherwise, are not really passionate about anything. The goal of your extracurriculars should be to explore things that you may be interested in. The more unique your ECs are, the better. Don't do math club just because you saw someone online doing it. [Overview] > Being the smartest in your high school doesn’t guarantee you anything. Also if you're going to use references, e.g. in Essays: "Some good books are [1,2,3]", make [1,2,3] links to said sources.