Hi, Reader!

For the past five summers, I’ve run live essay workshops on the Texas A&M campus for aspiring Aggies — all focused on the written pieces of the application (including supplemental essays) A&M requires.

This year, the stakes are a little higher. A&M just added four new required essay prompts to their application. That means more to write and more chances to get it right — if you're ready.

Here’s something I’ve noticed over my years of doing this: Students put enormous energy into the personal statement and then treat the supplementals like an afterthought.

That’s a mistake. A&M asks these questions for a reason, and how you answer them matters.

Yes, this matters even if you’re an auto-admit. And here’s the thing most students don’t keep in mind: Being an auto-admit guarantees you a spot at A&M, not a spot in your major. The supplementals can help give you that edge — especially this year.

Most students who come to my workshops already have ideas. And most of those ideas aren’t wrong; instead, they’re just not answering the prompt as effectively as they could be, or students are wasting precious word count on the wrong things.

That gap is totally fixable. One of the things that works best is to slow down and really talk through the prompts before getting started — not just what A&M is really asking, but also finding the stories that actually address those questions.

I’ve coached countless students through the A&M application process. Next week, I’m putting everything I know into a guide.

More details soon.

Happy Writing!

Julia

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