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. ...
In honor of Mental Health Month, I try to get all the mental health tips I like to share throughout the year bundled up in one post -- this one. So if you read the stuff I write (and thank you ...
Over the years, I've gotten so many questions about how to choose this school or that school or how to appeal financial aid or how to handle the opinions of others (like parents and friends). I’m gonna try to cover as ...
When application decisions don’t go your way, it’s no joke. It might even feel like the worst pain you’ve ever experienced. As one of the members of the r/ApplyingToCollege community on Reddit so eloquently and appropriately put it: “Not getting into ...
Hello Second Semester Seniors! If you’re feeling a little bit of senioritis, please know the struggle is real. And if you’re feeling even more worried about your college applications now than you were before you submitted them, you are not alone! ...
You may or may not know this about me, but I’m a big fan of yoga. Like I try to do some form of yoga every day. It keeps me healthy and balanced and taking care of my middle-aging body, but ...
As we near the midway point of your senior year and head into the holidays, your college admissions journey can feel even more overwhelming than usual. You’ve been grinding away for a good while now, crossing items off your to-do list, ...
Over the last couple of weeks, lots of my students and r/ApplyingToCollege and Instagram friends have shared with me that they're feeling overwhelmed – like it feels like it’s going to be impossible to get through this college admissions experience. And ...
Content warning: discussion of traumatic subjects: suicide, sexual abuse, trauma, self-harm There is always a debate about what topics should be avoided at all cost on college essays. The short-list always boils down to a familiar crew of traumatic or “difficult” ...
In honor of Mental Health Month, I’m gonna try to get all the mental health tips that I like to share throughout the year all bundled up in one post -- this one. So if you read the stuff I write ...
