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10 10, 2019

Only You Can Do You: Writing Your Most Authentic Personal Essay

By Carolyn Caplan|2022-01-20T02:02:04+00:00October 10th, 2019|College Admissions, College Admissions Resources, College Essays, Mindfulness|0 Comments

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 ...

25 09, 2019

Seniors! Need a College Admissions Checklist for Your Fall Semester?

By Carolyn Caplan|2022-01-20T02:03:21+00:00September 25th, 2019|Activities and Extracurriculars, Admissions Journey Timeline, College Admissions, College Admissions Interviews, College Admissions Resources, College Applications, College Essays, College Fit, College List, Demonstrated Interest, Letters of Recommendation, Standardized Testing|0 Comments

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, ...