How to tackle the new college essays

Originally published: February 25, 2013 3:27 PM
Updated: February 26, 2013 12:23 PM
By Beth Whitehouse beth.whitehouse@newsday.com

Photo credit: iStock | Expert tips on tackling the new college essays.

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When Rebecca Gottesman heard that the essay questions on the Common Application -- used by hundreds of thousands of students applying to colleges -- were going to change in 2013, the Locust Valley High School assistant principal was initially "terrified" and "apprehensive."

But when she and her guidance staff saw the new, pointed questions released earlier this month -- the first change to...

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