“You sound like you think you know everything. But you don’t.” It might sound harsh, but my mentor’s feedback was exactly what I needed.
The test-optional movement started almost 50 years ago at Bowdoin College, but in the past few years, more and more colleges have joined along.
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As the name states, personal statements are inherently personal and meant to communicate your qualifications and show what kind of person you are. For this reason, each statement an admissions team member reads is uniquely different from any other, as it should be. That said, there are still some general do’s and don’ts to consider when writing your personal statement.
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As an on-again, off-again admissions reader, I’ve always been trained to take into account extenuating circumstances like an illness (in whatever form) or death in the family when evaluating an applicant’s profile.
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Depends. If your application is for graduate school where you generally already have a field of study chosen, or for direct admission into an undergrad college like X University’s College of Education, you should definitely tie your main application essay into your future major or focus area.
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With 1000s of scholarships available to the average student, there are many different factors to consider when deciding if a scholarship is right for you.
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One of the most popular questions on the internet about college essays is, “Can I write about anything?”
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With Springtime in the air, our March scholarships are here (English accent)! Take a look at a selection of scholarships from across the web, available from various foundations, schools, companies, and community organizations, with March 2021 deadlines.
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Grammarly is an app that allows you to find spelling and grammar errors in your writing projects and is arguably the most downloaded writing tool out there. But is Grammarly the BEST tool out there and is the Premium version worth the cost?
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In the latest video from our YouTube channel - I break down the 5 trends I keep seeing on applications this year.
Grammarly is an app that allows you to find spelling and grammar errors in your writing projects and is arguably the most downloaded writing tool out there. But is Grammarly the BEST tool out there and is the Premium version worth the cost?
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If you’re in the process of applying to college, you’ve probably registered for your SAT. Have you thought about whether you want to do the Essay portion or not? Before you decide, we’ve broken down the SAT Essay for you to help you prepare.
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While I work as a college admissions coach now, I used to be in the Army -- for six whole years! So when I write, at work especially, I tend to default to the concise, bottom line up front (BLUF), way of writing we use in the military for evaluation reports, operations orders, and basically everything else.
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There are a ton of scholarship websites out there and it’s hard to know which ones are legit and which are well-cloaked scams. So, I felt the need to put together a list of websites I’ve personally used and vetted (mostly as a recent grad student). Below is a list of my favorites for 2019.
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Q: Does the ranking of your high school matter to college admissions?
A: Yes, at least at the university I’ve worked at.
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A: Your GPA is just one factor among a dozen or so colleges use to evaluate applicants. In many ways, I view course rigor and other academic indicators as important, if not more important, than having an incredibly high GPA (3.75+). Still, GPA does matter in the long run.
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David Coleman, CEO of The College Board, recently announced plans to assign an adversity score to every student who takes the SAT in an effort to capture their social and economic background.
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A college admissions essays, commonly referred to as a personal statement or statement of purpose, can range in length from 350 words to several pages which means, for some applications, you have limited space to describe your experiences, achievements, and goals.
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The experts say that admissions rates (i.e. the percentage of applicants who get offers of admission) are falling at top colleges because prospective students are applying to more schools than they used to, while the number of available spots hasn’t really picked up.
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Yes, you can and should put an after school job on your college applications. I would say only about 1 in every 8 cases when I read undergraduate applications did the applicant list a job…
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