Small things can make a big difference
Reading is not a purely conscious experience. There are subconscious ticks that get checked in the reader's mind the moment she encounters your words on the page. And they can…
FAQs – How Important are the Essays Anyway? No, really? Do they matter?
College application season can be an overwhelming time for students and their parents. It’s hard to know where to focus energy because there is just so much to do. With…
College Application Essay Writing Tip #3 – The Process
There aren’t too many people who would dare argue that writing isn’t (very) hard. Success in writing usually comes as much from persistence as it does from talent. Just like…
College Application Essay Writing Tips #2 – We are all beginners
This might be the most important tip that I will share with you because it speaks to confidence. Believing you can write a great essay is the very first step…
College Application Essay Writing Tips #1 – How to ask for feedback
For the next few blog posts, I’ll be writing about the dreaded college application essay. Most students not only dread it, but actually fear it. No, really. It’s worse than…
It’s college application essay time…Fear Not!
This week I started meeting with students to help them with their college application essays. It’s so interesting to see their different approaches to the essay. There seem to be…
Starting Over…
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