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University of Virginia UVA Supplemental Essays 2022-23

June 28, 2022 Elizabeth Benedict 0

Big news from Virginia: The UVa Supplemental Essays for 2022-23. UVa is one of the first universities to announce its supplemental prompts for the upcoming […]

College and Medical School Acceptances from Don’t Sweat the Essay!

March 30, 2020 Elizabeth Benedict 0

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 […]

Best Ever University of Chicago Application Essay Prompts 2022-23

July 17, 2018 Elizabeth Benedict 0

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 […]

N.Y. Times Wants Your College App Essays About Money, Work or Social Class

April 4, 2018 Elizabeth Benedict 0

This has become a yearly ritual that I look forward to – and an idea I’ve incorporated into my work with high school students on […]

Mind Your Manners on Social Media, Say Admissions Folks

January 21, 2018 Elizabeth Benedict 0

I have it on good authority that 40 percent of college admissions officers search Google when they are reviewing a student’s application to their college. […]

College Application Essays Matter at Yale-Even About Pizza!

June 4, 2017 Elizabeth Benedict 0

Today’s Washington Post brings one of the more revealing – and surprising – articles about college applications essays that I’ve ever read. The key words […]