I recommend that high school students begin giving serious thought to their college application essay in the spring of their junior year and write the main essay during the summer before senior year, aiming to have it done by Labor Day. While the Early Decision and Early Application deadlines of November 1 and beyond seem …
https://studentwritingcoach.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Introduction-to-the-College-Essay.mp4 Parents of high school juniors, now is the time for your student to begin developing her or his college application essay. With so many schools going test-optional, the essay has become an even more important part of the college application! Here’s a short video introduction to the process.
Seven Tips to Make Your College Essay Stand Out 1. Start strong: You only get one chance to make a first impression. So now is the time to put aside much of what you’ve learned in high school about essay structure and grab the reader from the get-go. Your job is to keep the admissions …
For about 15 years of motherhood, my dry-erase calendar on our refrigerator was my way of keeping track of my kids’ multiple and busy schedules. It has individual week panels that I can shift around and was always full of sports practices and games, doctors’ appointments, birthday parties — all the events that kept our …
Applications to the most competitive colleges have surged this year, following schools’ wide-scale decision to make the submission of SAT or ACT scores optional in the admissions process. Students who in previous years might not have applied to an Ivy League school, for example, due to a test score are now putting the holistic admissions …
Bill Clinton was president of the U.S. for eight years, and since then has co-chaired the Clinton Foundation that funds social change initiatives around the world. Whether you agree or disagree with his politics, there is no denying that this is a person who has made an impact on the world. Yet I will always associate him with a Friday in …
I am a huge fan of Broadway musicals and play show tunes in the car just for fun, often belting out dramatic songs when I am alone. One of my favorites is The King and I (I especially love the soundtrack recorded with Julie Andrews and Ben Kingsley in 1992). One of the many famous …