College Application Essay Prompts Are Your Friends
There’s a quiet debate about college application essay prompts. Some advisors urge students to ignore the Common App essay prompts. They tell students just to […]
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JFK’s College Application Essay to Harvard & His Shocking Grades
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. […]
A College App Essay Tutor Confesses
Confession #1: Even if you pay me a lot of money, this college app essay tutor confesses that I won’t write your child’s essay. Last […]
The College App Essay & Joan Didion’s Rejection from Stanford
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 […]
Common App Essay Prompts 2022 — A Love Story
I admit it’s strange to declare my love for the Common App essay prompts, but I remember when the prompts were lifeless and dry. Back […]
Early Decision Results: Harvard, Cornell, Tufts, NYU Stern, Hamilton ~
UPDATE: Dec. 17. Most of the results are in. This week, the students I worked with gained Early Admission to Cornell, Harvard, NYU Stern, Tufts, […]
Best University of Chicago Essay Prompts 2021-22
The University of Chicago essay prompts are famous–and infamous. No other college asks applicants to stretch their minds this way. And Chicago essay prompts are […]
2021-22 Common App Essay Prompts Are Here!
There’s some BIG NEWS this month for those applying to college for the class of 2025! The Common Application essay prompts are officially out as […]
NY Times: High School Grades Could Be Worth $100,000
Today’s New York Times has a fascinating, important article on how all but the most selective colleges entice students to apply and attend: with a […]
2020-21 University of Chicago Supplemental Essay Prompts & How to Approach Them
“Do you feel lucky? Well, do ya, punk?” ~ Eleanor Roosevelt. Eleanor Roosevelt didn’t really say that, at least in public — as far as […]
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