Archive: June 2017

College Application Essays Matter at Yale-Even About Pizza!

Posted on June 4, 2017

Today’s Washington Post brings one of the more revealing – and surprising – articles about college applications essays that I’ve ever read. The key words are Yale, pizza, and Auburn University. But the main point is that the Yale Admissions Office reads students’ entire applications, whether the prompts are from the Common Application or the Continue Reading »

Yale Admissions & Application Essay News – My Huffington Post Piece

Posted on July 19, 2016

Yale is the first in my Apply Wisely column. Please check back for the next college I focus on in the upcoming week. Last year, Yale reviewed some 31,000 applications and admitted 6.49 percent of the students. This coming year, with the addition of new dormitories, Yale will increase its incoming freshman class by 15 percent Continue Reading »