It’s the eve of your early application deadline, and you’re starting to panic (okay, let’s be honest–you’ve been panicking since August). But now the reality of getting ready to finally hit the “submit” button is beginning to set in, and you might be wondering...
If your pen is mightier than your sword, then you might want to consider contests and publication opportunities that can help highlight your skill as a writer. These opportunities are helpful to college admissions committees because they place your abilities in a...
Congratulations! The first draft of your college essay is done. You have a good sense of how you want to tell the story of that time you did CPR to save a dying baby seal, or what exact details to use from your weekend cat-sitting for the Dalai Lama. All the hard...
It’s an old joke that in order to get into college these days, high schoolers should have their own Fortune 500 company, a Nobel Peace prize, perfect grades and SAT scores, and a recommendation from someone named TIME Magazine’s Person of the Year. While this is...
In an increasingly interconnected world, writing skills are vital across just about every industry. And yet, last year a study by the National Assessment of Educational Progress found that “Three-quarters of both 12th and 8th graders lack proficiency in writing.” Why...
