Beyond the Numbers: 3 Tips for Writing Your College Essay
Excellent students will often soar through their final exams, SATs, ACTs, and get stunning references from their teachers. But then, the college essay hits them like an anvil. This is because they’ve mastered everything thrown at them, but never looked at their own story. The personal statement is easy to dismiss and scoff at, but really, this is the only chance to know a person aside from numbers on a page and secondhand stories from teachers.
How Do I Start A High School Club?
Starting a high school club is a great way to create your own opportunity, but there are some moves that come off as insincere or unfocused.
Planning an Educational Summer for Your Child
I’m bored. Yeah, it’s 6 weeks into summer. We’re all bored…unless we plan a stimulating and growth-mindset-building set of challenges and deep dive into something new.Â
How Do I Handle Difficult College Essay Topics?
Wondering how to handle delicate or difficult college essay topics? You’re not alone. Deciding how to approach college essay topics like politics and mental health can be a challenge.
How to Handle College Apps Crunch Time
It’s college apps crunch time! Deadlines that could determine the rest of your life are right around the corner.
Essay Scoop: How to Answer University of Washington Essays
The University of Washington application evaluates student candidates holistically, emphasizing more than grades and scores. That means that the essays you submit are absolutely critical! Your writing needs to effectively tell your story to reviewers and convince them that you should be at their school.
Let’s take a look at the prompts you’re working with to make sure your essays hit the right note.
Boost Your Test Scores with 3 Easy Fixes
If you’re down to the wire and looking for some quick and dirty tips for how to boost your test scores quickly, here are three easy fixes to improve your results.
Essay Scoop: How to Answer CalTech Essays
Want to know how to crack the CalTech essays and present your best self to the admissions committee? In this post, we’ll go through each prompt.
Debrief: Official WSJ 2020 College Rankings Published
The Wall Street Journal and Times Higher Education recently published their joint 2020 list of Top US Colleges. Curious who made the cut? Want to know what all this data means? The WSJ puts their article behind a subscription paywall for now, but if you want to read the full list you can find the same rankings published on the Times website. We’ll explain what to do with it.
