Year: 2017

Challenge Spotting: How to Add Emotional Stakes to Your College Essay

College Admissions, Personal Statements

You’ve got 99 problems, and well…just pick one! Every good story, especially your personal statement for college, needs a challenge. Without one, you literally have no story. Part of the definition of “story” is that it features a conflict, challenge, or problem. Most of the Common App prompts actually hint at potential challenges you might have faced. Topic 2: obstacle, challenge, setback, or failure Topic 3: a belief you challenged Topic 4: a problem you solved or would like to […]

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What Dating Taught Me About Wooing Colleges

College Admissions

I’ve been thinking a lot about marriage lately. Yeah, yeah, I’m basically revealing how old I am — I’m at that age when all my friends are going gah-gah over baby pictures (either their own drool and snot-making machine or their friends’ babies). But all this marriage thinking reminds me of a different phase: pre-marriage (otherwise known as dating). And I’m not talking about the casual dating culture of today. No, I mean serious business – you know, going steady,

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Ultimate Guide to World-Class Extracurriculars That Open the Gates to Stanford, Harvard, & the Rest of the Ivy League

College Admissions, Test Prep General
Grid of Banners of Each Ivy League School

What’s it take to get into Stanford, MIT, Harvard, the rest of the Ivy League, or other dream schools? It’s about pursuing the right extracurriculars …even if you think you don’t have time and are already a senior…even if you believe you aren’t good at anything Table of Contents (click to jump to section) So You Want to Get Into the Ivy League, Huh? Do you dream of waltzing through those majestic iron wrought gates at Stanford, MIT, Harvard, one of the other

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