Here, you can find a collection of college application essays written by your fellow South students. Beneath each essay, the author has written a reflection, explaining how they came up with their ideas, how many drafts they wrote, and more. We hope you are inspired by the stories of your peers.
![College Essay: Coming Up Short](https://shcsnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_1038.jpg)
College Essay: Coming Up Short
Natalie Boucher, Contributor
• May 28, 2024
![Oliver Chase Norris: Common App Essay](https://shcsnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Screenshot-2024-05-14-094519-1200x763.png)
Oliver Chase Norris: Common App Essay
Oliver Chase Norris
• May 14, 2024
![Hilary Tran: Growing Through Art](https://shcsnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Screenshot-2024-05-06-133801-1200x918.png)
Hilary Tran: Growing Through Art
Hilary Tran, Contributor
• May 5, 2024
![Denisa Iljas 24.](https://shcsnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/20230126_1912463-e1714489675985.jpg)
Denisa Iljas: Pollen is to Bees as Education is to Humans
Denisa Iljas
• April 29, 2024
![Melissa Truong: Life as a Circus](https://shcsnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/unnamed-7-e1714489833861-1028x1200.jpg)
Melissa Truong: Life as a Circus
Melissa Truong
• April 29, 2024
![Anya Geist: Merry Hanukkah!](https://shcsnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/IMG_41002-900x1200.jpg)
Anya Geist: Merry Hanukkah!
Anya Geist, Editor-in-Chief
• April 14, 2024
![Jason Murillo: Its Not About the Guac](https://shcsnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/3I7A0238-1-e1712514743765-1091x1200.jpg)
Jason Murillo: It’s Not About the Guac
Jason Murillo, Editor-in-Chief
• April 7, 2024
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