Hi, Reader!

If you have (or you are) a rising senior with Texas A&M on their list, this one’s for you.

I just released a brand-new guide: Cracking the Texas A&M Supplemental Essays — a self-paced guide with video coaching that walks students through every required supplemental essay prompt, step by step. (And will be updated to reflect the new scholarship essay prompts when they're confirmed.)

One thing I see constantly: Students pour everything into the longer personal statement and then rush through the shorter supplements as if they’re a formality.

They’re not.

A&M is asking these questions for a reason, and admissions officers read them carefully. That’s true even if you’re an auto-admit. And that's the part that surprises a lot of families: auto-admit status guarantees you a place at A&M, but not necessarily a place in your chosen major. The supplementals can be where you give yourself an advantage.

And with A&M introducing four new required essay prompts this year, I know students want every advantage they can get.

This guide fixes that. No generic advice like “be yourself and write from the heart.” Instead: the actual prompts, what A&M is looking for, common mistakes applicants make, and a brainstorming process to help students find the right story — fast.

Here’s What’s Inside

For each of these required essays, I provide brainstorming frameworks, real essay examples, coaching notes, and videos from me walking through each prompt on camera:

• Prompt 1: Life Event essay (250 words)
• Prompt 2: Life Goals and Objectives essay (NEW: 100 words)
• Prompt 3: Why Major short-answer response (NEW: 100 words)
• Prompt 4: Why A&M short-answer response (NEW: 100 words)
• Prompt 5: Educational Plans short-answer response (NEW: 100 words)

For the optional 250-word Additional Experiences/Opportunities response, I offer written and video guidance on whether to write it and how best to use that space.

A Note on Scholarship Prompts

The four new required prompts were previously scholarship essay prompts, so A&M will likely update the scholarship prompts this cycle. The moment they’re released, I’ll update this guide — and if you’ve already purchased, you’ll get the update automatically at no extra charge.

About the Personal Statement

While I don’t cover the main personal statement in detail here — that essay goes to most of your schools and isn’t unique to A&M — I do share some tips on getting started, my favorite resources for getting it done, and some essays that have worked well.

A&M applications open Aug. 1 and are due Dec. 1. Senior year will be busy. Summer is the last real stretch of uninterrupted writing time you have.

Early bird pricing is $37 (and includes a free bonus) through June 30. After that, it goes to its everyday price of $67.

Julia

P.S. The first sentence is always the hardest. That’s why the bonus is a mini-guide on exactly how to nail it — included free through July 5.

P.P.S. Not applying to A&M and don’t want these emails? No worries. Just click here, and I’ll remove you from A&M-related emails.

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