{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Magoosh Blog | High School","provider_url":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/hs","author_name":"Guest Author","author_url":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/hs\/author\/guestauthor\/","title":"How to Make Your Essay Not Boring","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"VZsPyBN0uq\"><a href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/hs\/college-admissions\/how-to-make-your-essay-not-boring\/\">How to Make Your Essay Not Boring<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/hs\/college-admissions\/how-to-make-your-essay-not-boring\/embed\/#?secret=VZsPyBN0uq\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;How to Make Your Essay Not Boring&#8221; &#8212; Magoosh Blog | High School\" data-secret=\"VZsPyBN0uq\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/magoosh.com\/hs\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"Bored by your own college essay? Here are some tips that will liven it up, from Ethan Sawyer, aka the College Essay Guy! Here are three tips to help you avoid writing an essay that\u2019s, for lack of a better word, boring: &nbsp; 1. Make sure the connections your essay makes are non-obvious and specific. [&hellip;]","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/sat\/files\/2014\/11\/CollegeEssayGuy-300x73.png"}