Happy October Seniors (and your parents if you’re reading!), This is just to check in with a checklist to make sure you're keeping up. ______1. Standardized Test Scores: If you’re sending your test scores, be sure to check on the ...
This is basically an abbreviated version of pretty much everything I say throughout the year; hopefully, it's organized in a way you can find useful. Junior year is where your college admissions journey starts for real. You now have quite a ...
OK — here’s the deal: after reading thousands of essays over the last couple of years, I know you have it in you to write a strong, heartfelt, personal, personal essay. Today, I decided to share with you the exact steps ...
As if writing the personal essay for college apps wasn’t enough, many colleges also like to see supplemental essays! They’re not trying to torture you though; it’s more a way for them to get to know you even better, so be ...
The world is asking a lot of you now. On top of college admissions, you’ve been thrust into Social Distancing, which is something unprecedented. You’ve never done this before. Your parents haven’t experienced anything like this. Odds are even your grandparents ...
One of my favorite parts about the whole college admissions experience (especially since there are so many stressful aspects) are college visits! Even though I’ve been out of college for…a while now…I still love visiting colleges, all of them different and ...
The first two early app finish lines have passed, and I know you’re all ready for a break and a deep breath! *Don’t go back and reread your apps over and over — you’ll find typos and little mistakes. You’re human, ...
Last October, JM Farkas, a college essay consultant, wrote a piece for the New York Times titled, “How I Know You Wrote Your Kid’s College Essay.” Farkas broke down exactly how well-meaning parents sometimes sabotage their children’s college success by taking ...
Does anyone else feel like September is flying by? It seemed like only yesterday that we were in the dead of summer, and the fall months were so far away. Now, over on r/ApplyingToCollege, the subreddit where I act as moderator, ...
I’m not gonna lie to you. As much as I like to play up the positives of learning more about yourself than you ever have, and using the admissions journey as an opportunity to really get in tune with who you ...
