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EPISODE · Sep 14, 2025 · 14 MIN

Ep. 287 | How To Write The "Why Us" Essay

from PrepWell Podcast with Phil Black · host Phil Black

In today's episode, I review how to approach the most important essay in the college admissions process..."Why Us?" essayWhy do you want to attend Brown?Why do you want to attend Tufts?Why do you want to attend Boston University?In my opinion, this supplemental essay question is more important that the main Common Application essay (or personal statement). Learn why this "Why Us" supplemental essay is so important and how you can write it in a compelling way. Follow us:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Enroll in PrepWell Academy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow on Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow me on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Give us a reviewShare this episode with a friendJoin our mailing list (by opting in on the homepage or in this article)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Enroll⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ your 9th or 10th grader in the programPrepWell Academy's Founder, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Phil Black⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, has spent a lifetime cracking the code on the world's most competitive programs: Yale University, Harvard Business School, Navy SEALs, Goldman Sachs, Entrepreneurship, Shark Tank (2X), etc.Inside ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PrepWell Academy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, Black teaches students everything they need to know about the college admissions process in a series of expertly-timed, 3-5-minute, weekly training videos starting in 9th grade and continuing through 12th grade [Note: this program can only be joined in 9th or 10th grade.

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