UPDATE! U Chicago supplemental essay prompts never disappoint! The lastest are HERE. As always, they are quirky, wacky, mind-bending, a ton of fun–or “Not sure I want to apply to this college after all.” And their publication is one of the highlights of the college app essay season for us college application essay nerds. There Continue Reading »
You wrote your hearts out in your college app essays for Early Decision and Restricted Early Action apps. And this week is The Week. Yes, this is a true nail biter of a time for you, your families, and me! (No, it’s not all about me, but my work involves me in the lives of Continue Reading »
JFK’s college application essay to Harvard has been floating around the Internet for years, but his terrible high school grades have escaped my notice–till now. When I went looking for it tonight, I saw his entire application to Harvard–a photocopy that’s in the Kennedy Library archives. And I was surprised by what I discovered! There Continue Reading »
I bet Joan Didion’s college app essay to Stanford was pretty darn good. But it wasn’t enough to get her admitted to the Farm, as it’s known. I’ve known this story for most of my adult life. Joan Didion, one of the most influential writers of the late twentieth century — who meant the world Continue Reading »
If you’re a senior in high school applying to college – or live in a household where someone else is – this coming week may be the most stressful of the process to date. This is the infamous “mid-December” when tens of thousands of students will hear from first-choice colleges and universities about EARLY DECISION Continue Reading »
UPDATE! The 2022-23 U Chicago essay prompts are out! Click right here to read about them. The following post is from two years ago, but the University of Chicago is so unconventional that you can use a prompt from any year if you wish. Read on and use your imagination: “You’re on a voyage in Continue Reading »
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