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 […]
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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, […]
College App Essays, Interviews, Common App — Decisions are Days Away
Ready or not, the next few days will bring news to tens of thousands of students who applied Early Decision or Restricted Early Action to […]
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 […]
Plan B: If You’re Rejected from Your 1st Choice College….
I was recently asked what a mother should tell her very sensitive son if he’s rejected at his first choice college when decisions come out […]
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 […]
3 Reasons to Write the Optional Covid19 Supplemental Essay on the Common Application
UPDATE: The Covid19 prompt has just been added to this post. The Common Application announced recently that there will be a 250-word OPTIONAL supplement that […]
2021-22 Columbia Supplemental Essay Prompts are Here!
UPDATE: The Columbia supplements for 2021-22 applicants are modified slightly from previous years. See below. How to approach these unusual supplements? First, supplemental essays are […]
You Can’t Write College Application Essays Unless You Know Where You’re Applying: Here’s Help
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 […]
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