The Essay Tracker
Track schools, prompts, drafts, deadlines, links, and revision status in one place.
A spreadsheet for managing the college essay process. Use it to track school deadlines, Common App and UC prompts, supplemental essays, draft status, Google Doc links, feedback, and next steps.
What's inside
- Schools and deadlines tracker
- Common App prompt reference
- UC Personal Insight Question reference
- Supplemental essay tracker
- Draft and final-status columns
- Google Doc link column
- Revision log
- Notes and next steps
Who it's for
Students and families managing multiple college essays, supplements, deadlines, and drafts.
Use the tracker to stay organized. Use the College Essay Toolkit for writing strategy.
Start here: Read the College Essay Toolkit →