This is a trick question. Of course college application essays matter, whether you’re writing your Common App essay or supplementals! And they are one piece of a much larger mosaic of considerations as colleges consider you. Essays make you come alive on the page/screen, they reveal your academic and other interests, and indicate what you Continue Reading »
Dear Readers: The long-awaited SCOTUS decision ending affirmative action has just been announced. Affirmative action is essentially over, in this 6-3 decision. I have not yet had a chance to study the decision, but it DOES address the college application essays as follows. The bottom line: you CAN write about race as it has affected Continue Reading »