by Austin Curwen | Apr 19, 2023 | Essays
THE ABC’S OF FINDING A TOPIC FOR YOUR COLLEGE ESSAY ADMISSIONS officers are anxious, desperate even, to learn more about you through your personal statement and college essay. As they read through thousands of applications and essays, they’re looking for students who...
by Lee Norwood | May 15, 2022 | 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 guestblogger | Mar 29, 2022 | Essays
The Common App folks recently announced that, for the 2022-23 application cycle, essay prompts will remain the same as last year. Article by Marcie Cowan Following is the full set of essay prompts for the coming admissions cycle: Some students have a background,...
by Cori Dykman | Sep 1, 2018 | 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 | Aug 22, 2018 | 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...
