Can I Rewrite My Common Application Essay after ED Rejection/Deferral?
If you’re a senior in high school applying to college – or live in a household where someone else is – this coming week may […]
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Best Ever University of Chicago Application Essay Prompts?
“You’re on a voyage in the thirteenth century, sailing across the tempestuous seas. What if, suddenly, you fell off the edge of the Earth?” If […]
Great American College Application Essay: Why Hire a Consultant?
Applying to college these days – writing the perfect personal statement and a dozen or more supplementals – can feel like mounting a presidential campaign. […]
11 Tips on Writing Your College Application Essays
Students and parents call me in anguish: College application essays are driving us crazy. My son can’t find a topic for his Common Application essay. […]
NYT’s Best College Application Essays
Looking for a few fresh examples of strong college application essays? The New York Times is happy to oblige today. College application essays – especially the Common […]
When to Start Common App Essay & Other College Admissions Essays?
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 […]
Major Common Application Essay News! Same Prompts as Last Year
Big news on the college application front. We know the Common App essay prompts for the coming year earlier than we have in previous years. […]
Struggling With Your College Application Essay?
Advice is easy. Writing is hard. After reading this New York Times column by Rachel Toor, you might still not know what to write, but it […]
10 Things About Getting Into Your Dream College including Application Essays
A November 1st article in The New York Times by Eric Hoover intends to dispel some of the mysteries about the very mysterious college admissions process. […]
4 Standout College Application Essays on Work, Money and Class
For the last few years, the New York Times has asked for contributions of Common Application essays and personal statements already submitted on the subjects of work, […]