Filling out the Activities Sections of your applications can often be more of an art than a science, so I wanted to share some resources with you and a few of my favorite tips -- and as usual, it got long ...
As if writing the personal essay for your college apps isn't enough, many colleges require shorter, more specific essays -- commonly known as supplemental essays! The colleges aren't trying to torture you though -- or at least I don't think they ...
Hello Admissions Family, Yahoo! Let’s get this party started! Common App, Scoir/Coalition, and UC System apps are now all officially open!!! Now, does that mean that we need to be in a rush and get everything done right away? Absolutely not! ...
Content warning: discussion of traumatic subjects: suicide, sexual abuse, trauma, self-harm There's always a debate about which topics should be avoided at all cost on college essays. The short-list generally boils down to a familiar crew of traumatic or “difficult” subjects. ...
So here's the deal: after reading thousands of essays over the last several years, I know you have it in you to write a strong, heartfelt, personal, personal essay. So, I’m sharing with you the exact steps I use with my ...
Hello Admissions Family, I hope you are all staying healthy and as relaxed as possible as we move into the height of our summer. In Houston, our summer is pretty brutal, and I know for many of you, you're feeling the ...
A few summers ago, I was in Colorado and getting a whoooooole lot of messages from anxious students about how to create a college list. It’s a daunting task even under the best of circumstances, and it can feel overwhelming. One ...
Y’all might already know this -- my second favorite part of college admissions after the personal essay is helping create college lists. It combines my love of travel, research, learning about culture and people, and education. I love throwing out suggestions ...
Hello Rising Seniors! I've done this the last nine summers and gotten some amazing responses, so I'm sure this year y'all won't disappoint and there will be just as many amazing responses! I have a big post coming later about how ...
One of the most difficult aspects of the college admissions experience is this feeling that you don’t have control over the process. That colleges make all the decisions. And that’s true, colleges do get to use their institutional priorities to eventually ...
