10 Steps for Tackling Your College Application Essays
These are general guidelines, not rules. Not every applicant will be able to do these in this order and some may be more relevant than […]
10 Tips for Staying Sane: College App Essays & Admissions Can Drive You Crazy
Thanks to the Edgartown Library, which hosted me talking about the madness that is applying to college in the 21st century. Here are some tips […]
College App Essay STEM Students: President Obama Loves Science & Sci-Fi
Calling all STEM students! President Obama has become something of a science nerd while living in the White House. I love reading about his passion […]
Tonight Aug. 3 Free Program Stay Sane Applying to College -Edgartown library 6.30pm
If you’re on Martha’s Vineyard this week – Aug. 1 to Aug. 7th – there are two events that might interest you. Wednesday August 3, […]
Yale Admissions & Application Essay News – My Huffington Post Piece
Yale is the first in my Apply Wisely column. Please check back for the next college I focus on in the upcoming week. Last year, […]
Finish Your Common Application Essay & Personal Statement on Martha’s Vineyard August 2016
This August on Martha’s Vineyard … Work with a seasoned coach – tutor, longtime Ivy League writing professor, and bestselling author, on college application essays, Common […]
Apply Wise: Not All About the Application Essays: Yale College to Admit 15 Percent More Class of 2021
Applying to college isn’t all about the essays, even though it can sometimes feel that it is. The essays are one of your chances to stand out […]
What You Read Matters-to Your Writing (Application Essays & Much Else)
Every writer knows this, which is why we teach writing by emphasizing the value of close reading – but now it’s official. There’s been a study, […]
Help! Myths & Mysteries: Q & A with College Common Application Essay Tutor
From my latest Huff Po piece, just published on the College Page. “I recently had the pleasure of talking to a group of high school students […]
The Summer My Diaries Were Stolen
This site is all about you – helping you find your voice, your material and how to present your best self in your college application […]