2020-21 Columbia Supplemental Essay Prompts are Here!
How to approach these unusual supplements? First, supplemental essays are a kind of dialogue between the student and the university, particularly with colleges whose essays […]
2020-21 Princeton to Update Supplemental Essay Prompts
UPDATE AUGUST 18: PRINCETON HAS FINALLY POSTED THEIR NEW SUPPLEMENTS!! Compared to previous years, these supplements are (IMHO) more straightforward and less demanding. Here they […]
Common Application COVID-19 Essay Prompt
As I predicted in mid-May, there will be an optional opportunity on the Common Application for students to write about their experience during the pandemic, […]
2020-21 Yale Supplemental Essay Prompts:
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 […]
Harvard, CalTech, Columbia, Brown & Others Make SAT/ACT Optional This Year
SEE UPDATE BELOW In the last few months, hundreds of colleges and universities have gone test optional for the coming year because of COVID19 and […]
New/Old Testimonials: How I Coach Personal Statements for College & Medical School Applications
Reading a new testimonial and one sent to me five years ago that I somehow forgot to post (how did that happen?!), I have been […]
Preparing for New Supplemental College App Essays & My Own Personal Prompts
Yesterday I attended an online webinar with the Director of Admissions at Barnard College. She was going over what matters to Barnard in reviewing applications, […]
College Visits Without Leaving Home – You Can Do it
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 […]
SATs and ACTs and the Crazy New Normal: To Test or Not to Test?
Forgive the cliché, dear reader: COVID19 has brought an end to the world as we know it. Every minute of our lives has been altered, […]
COVID19 Brings Major Shake-up for SAT and ACT test requirements
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 […]