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The Main Point of Your College App Essay
Know the Main Point You Want to Make About Yourself In Your Essay! Or else... I don't know why I haven't written about this before. It's soooooo important to writing a college application essay that will give you that edge in landing your dream school...
Looking for College Application Essays to Publish!
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How to Write About the Good, the Bad and the Ugly
***Need in-person help getting starting? Check out my Jumpstart Webinars. Only $30! FREE if you can't afford them. Two left this month! Tips on Turning Problems into Hot Topics So you have thought of a topic you want to write about in your college application essay....
How to Ignore College Application Essay Hype
Need Help Starting Your Essays? I have a Jumpstart Webinar THIS Saturday morning, June 22! Only $30, includes my online essay writing course, too! Webinar Details Click Here! Keep Your Summer Chill! Many of you are already out for summer, or at the finishing line....
College Application Essay Help for EVERYONE
I'm back! Haven't posted for many months.I don't know about you, but the recent college admission scandal gave me a total gut punch. All these rich people buying and cheating their way into colleges. Disgusting. (In case you don't know what I'm talking about, read...
How to Record Scratch Your College App Essay Stories
How to Background an Anecdote (Includes 5 writing examples at the bottom!) If you've done your homework on how to write an effective college application essay, you probably know the place to start is with your real-life stories. The idea is...
How to Self-Reflect for College App Essays
Who Are You? Tips and Resources to Think About Yourself If you are working on your personal statement for The Common Application or other college applications, the first step is to start to think about yourself. Sounds easy enough. Who am I? What am I like? How did I...
Perfect Students Have Nothing to Write About: An Education Tragedy
Okay, so this is a bit of hyperbole on my part. All students have plenty to write about for their college application essays. However, from what I've seen working with college-bound students for the last decade, many of our most talented, driven and intelligent...
Start Your College Application Essay: Brainstorm Guide
Find Your Problems and You Will Find Your Best Stories Every year, I write a post for all you students who are ready to start your college application essay. All you need is to find that one magic topic idea. There are many ways to brainstorm ideas for college...