An Out-of-the-Ordinary College Essay Consultant / Coach / Tutor: My unique, innovative, highly personal approach helps students applying to  Harvard, Yale, MIT, Brown & other top colleges, medical & law schools ~ My background: bestselling novelist, essayist, editor & former PRINCETON writing profESSOR

An Out-of-the-Ordinary College Essay Consultant / Coach / Tutor: My unique, innovative, highly personal approach helps students applying to Harvard, Yale, MIT, Brown & other top colleges, medical & law schools ~ My background: bestselling novelist, essayist, editor & former PRINCETON writing profESSOR

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2020-21 Yale Supplemental Essay Prompts:

June 19, 2020 Elizabeth Benedict 29

Interesting minds. That’s what Yale is looking for with their unusual essay prompts. Yale’s many short answer questions are in addition to the — choose […]

College Visits Without Leaving Home – You Can Do it

May 6, 2020 Elizabeth Benedict 28

The high school seniors I’ve just finished working with are facing uncertain fall semesters. Will the colleges they worked so hard to get into hold […]

COVID19 Brings Major Shake-up for SAT and ACT test requirements

April 15, 2020 Elizabeth Benedict 26

Huge news in the world of college admissions! The dreaded SATs and ACTs may become historic relics, but not quite yet…. Here’s the latest from […]

You Can’t Write College Application Essays Unless You Know Where You’re Applying: Here’s Help

April 5, 2020 Elizabeth Benedict 26

I don’t need to tell anyone reading this post that this is a spring for high school juniors unlike any other. Instead of being in […]

College and Medical School Acceptances from Don’t Sweat the Essay!

March 30, 2020 Elizabeth Benedict 32

In these uncertain days of The Virus, every bit of good news is magnified by ten or maybe by 100. So I’m especially excited to […]

Don’t Panic: I Can Help with your College App Essays

November 8, 2019 Elizabeth Benedict 32

You’re in a tight spot. Early Action/Decision deadlines have passed and you’re looking ahead to upcoming deadlines for University of California (November 30), January 1st, […]

Our Favorite College Application Essay Prompts: University of Chicago 2019-20

June 4, 2019 Elizabeth Benedict 27

Last year, the University of Chicago made a lot of news when it made requiring standardized test scores optional. YES, optional. Keep that in mind […]

Common App Essay Prompts for 2019-20 — Same As Last Year’s

March 22, 2019 Elizabeth Benedict 31

It’s fun having good news to report on the college front: the Common App essay prompts for the coming season will remain the same as […]

Princeton & Brown Require Graded High School Paper/ Essay for College Admissions

March 18, 2019 Elizabeth Benedict 29

Future applicants to Princeton have a new requirement for applying: Instead of submitting test scores for the SAT and ACT Writing Sections, applicants must submit […]

Beware: Hidden Brown University Application Essay!!

August 17, 2018 Elizabeth Benedict 28

For those applying to Brown, take note! The Writing Supplement section of the Common App lists 3 questions unique to Brown – one fewer than […]

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