The Best University of Chicago Application Essay Prompts 2021-22
Calling all applicants to the University of Chicago: What if the moon were made of cheese? Or Neptune made of soap? Pick a celestial object, […]
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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 […]
Wondering Where to Apply to College? Two Great Resources
You can’t write your college essays until you know where you’re applying. This year, with many colleges closed and tours out of the question, where […]
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 […]
SATs and ACTs and the Crazy New Normal: To Test or Not to Test?
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
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!
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 […]