Ivy writing professor & bestselling author guides applicants to Harvard, Yale, MIT & other top colleges with a unique, innovative & personalized approach   "The best decision we made during the college process." "She taught me how to write and think." Students work with me, not a random staffer.

Ivy writing professor & bestselling author guides applicants to Harvard, Yale, MIT & other top colleges with a unique, innovative & personalized approach "The best decision we made during the college process." "She taught me how to write and think." Students work with me, not a random staffer.

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A College Essay Coach? What’s the Advantage?

May 23, 2022 Elizabeth Benedict 0

I’m a seasoned college essay coach who works with students around the world applying to top colleges. My job? Help you navigate the college admissions […]

The College App Essay & Joan Didion’s Rejection from Stanford

May 8, 2022 Elizabeth Benedict 0

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 […]

Early Decision Results: Harvard, Cornell, Tufts, NYU Stern, Hamilton ~

December 15, 2021 Elizabeth Benedict 0

The initial results are in. This week, the students I worked with gained Early Decision Admission to Cornell, Harvard, NYU Stern, Tufts, and Hamilton. How’d […]

College App Essays, Interviews, Common App — Decisions are Days Away

December 9, 2021 Elizabeth Benedict 0

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 2022-23

July 14, 2021 Elizabeth Benedict 0

UPDATE: They’re here! The University of Chicago essay prompts are famous –and infamous. No other college asks applicants to stretch their minds this way. And […]

Plan B: If You’re Rejected from Your 1st Choice College….

December 8, 2020 Elizabeth Benedict 0

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 […]

Those University of Chicago Essay Prompts

July 9, 2020 Elizabeth Benedict 0

“Do you feel lucky? Well, do ya, punk?” ~ Eleanor Roosevelt. Mrs.  Roosevelt didn’t really say that, at least in public, but one of this year’s […]

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3 Reasons to Write the Optional Covid19 Supplemental Essay on the Common Application

July 9, 2020 Elizabeth Benedict 0

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!

June 30, 2020 Elizabeth Benedict 0

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

April 5, 2020 Elizabeth Benedict 0

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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