by stephen | Sep 11, 2018 | How to Write a Personal Statement
Writing your personal statement is actually one of the easiest steps in the college application process. The key word there, though, is “writing.” Generating the ideas, outline, and flow of the essay is much, much harder. As an example, I recently had a...
by stephen | Jul 16, 2018 | General College Applications Advice
When you look down at a college application and see you have a half-dozen essays to fill out, it’s very easy to think “I’ll just do this essay today, those in a week, and those I can do quickly so I’ll wait until I sent my app out.”...
by stephen | Jul 2, 2018 | College Essay Writing Tips
I recently had a client that had an essay question, “If you could have a contemporary guest speaker come to the university, who would it be and why?” This is a very similar question to another essay prompt, “If you could have dinner with one person...
by stephen | Jun 18, 2018 | College Essay Writing Tips
A common refrain I hear from clients is “I’m worried about this because I’m not a good writer,” in large part based on their English essay grades. While I understand what this is saying, this is equivalent to saying, “I’m not a good...
by stephen | May 28, 2018 | General College Applications Advice
The personal statement is usually open-ended, 500 to 650 words, and has very few other guidelines to tell your story. With all this freedom, you have the chance to write something magical. The flip side, of course, is that with this freedom comes the burden of too...
