An Out-of-the-Ordinary College Essay Coach / Consultant / 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 Coach / Consultant / 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 Princeton to Update Supplemental Essay Prompts

June 29, 2020 Elizabeth Benedict 31

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 […]

Preparing for New Supplemental College App Essays & My Own Personal Prompts

May 13, 2020 Elizabeth Benedict 31

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

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 […]

SATs and ACTs and the Crazy New Normal: To Test or Not to Test?

April 22, 2020 Elizabeth Benedict 23

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, […]

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 […]

College Admissions, College App Essays & Covid-19

March 22, 2020 Elizabeth Benedict 31

As I write this from New York City, our governor has just ordered all but “essential businesses” closed until further notice, following the shuttering of […]

2020-21 Common Application Essay Prompts ~ Same As Last Year’s!

March 10, 2020 Elizabeth Benedict 28

I’m very happy to report that the Common Application essay prompts for the coming year have not changed from the two previous years. My experience […]

Racist Rants Reverse Harvard Acceptance: Your College App Essays & Work Up in Smoke

June 17, 2019 Elizabeth Benedict 28

For a student whose recent life has been rocked by tragedy and high drama, a little more drama has just come his way. From The […]

AI – Artificial Intelligence & Your College Applications & Essays

April 16, 2019 Elizabeth Benedict 29

I never imagined that when I started helping students with their college applications in 2009 that I would encounter so many aspiring engineers and computer […]

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