by Lee Norwood | College Admissions, Essays
WILL YOUR ESSAY BE HOT, HOT, HOT? Imagine that your house is on fire. We know you would save your family and pets, but what if…you have just enough time to run back inside to save one (only one) item: no time to deliberate. You rush inside and grab the first...
by Cori Dykman | College Admissions, Essays
Writing the Essay Many colleges ask a variation of the same question in their application, “Why are you considering our institution?” It is not a fluke that they ask this. Nor is it an opportunity to quickly jot down an answer, or worse, re-use an answer from another...
by Cori Dykman | College Admissions, Essays
What makes a college essay/story interesting and compelling? Taking the reader into the scene, describing the moment, details, specificity, showing your knowledge of something that they do not know about. Before you become stifled by the prompts begin by using this...
