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

July 9, 2020 Elizabeth Benedict 29

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 […]

2020-21 Columbia Supplemental Essay Prompts are Here!

June 30, 2020 Elizabeth Benedict 27

How to approach these unusual supplements? First, supplemental essays are a kind of dialogue between the student and the university, particularly with colleges whose essays […]

Common Application COVID-19 Essay Prompt

June 21, 2020 Elizabeth Benedict 32

As I predicted in mid-May, there will be an optional opportunity on the Common Application for students to write about their experience during the pandemic, […]

SATs and ACTs and the Crazy New Normal: To Test or Not to Test?

April 22, 2020 Elizabeth Benedict 23

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

April 5, 2020 Elizabeth Benedict 26

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!

March 30, 2020 Elizabeth Benedict 32

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 […]

College Admissions, College App Essays & Covid-19

March 22, 2020 Elizabeth Benedict 31

As I write this from New York City, our governor has just ordered all but “essential businesses” closed until further notice, following the shuttering of […]

Beware: Hidden Brown University Application Essay!!

August 17, 2018 Elizabeth Benedict 31

For those applying to Brown, take note! The Writing Supplement section of the Common App lists 3 questions unique to Brown – one fewer than […]

When to Start Common App Essay & Other College Admissions Essays?

February 12, 2018 Elizabeth Benedict 30

Don’t worry: NOT YET! “When to start?” is a question I’m asked frequently. Parents occasionally call me when their kids are in tenth grade or […]

Help Writing College Essays? What I Do in A Nutshell

November 29, 2017 Elizabeth Benedict 31

Whatever your admissions application essay questions & concerns, you’ve come to the right place. Seriously. Confused about the Common App college essay, personal statement & […]

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