UC Essay Prompt 8: How Do You Stand Out?

by | Mar 28, 2016

University of California Essay Prompts for Fall 2017 (Ideas for Answering Personal Insight Question No. 8) UC Essay Prompt 8: Beyond what has already been shared in your application, what do you believe makes you stand out as a strong candidate for admissions to the...

NEW University of California Essay Prompts for Fall 2017!

by | Mar 24, 2016

First New University of California Essay Prompts for their College Application in 10 Years! The University of California just listed brand new college application essay prompts—for the first time in a decade! In the past, incoming freshman wrote two core essays...

Sample College Application Essays to Inspire You!

by | Mar 14, 2016

  This is the time of year when my former students drop me emails letting me know where they have been accepted for the fall. I love hearing from them, and am emboldened by how many land in their dream schools. And I usually ask if I can share their essays with...

How to Write a College Application Essay: In 3 Easy Steps

by | Feb 19, 2016

  After working with thousands of students from all over the world on writing the dreaded college application essay for the last eight years, I’ve finally been able to boil down the process to three simple steps. Yes, just three steps. If you follow these...

Warning: 5 Ways to Blow Your College Application Essay

by | Feb 16, 2016

  How to Avoid College Application Essay Booby Traps No matter where you are with writing your college application essay, you should double check that you are on the right track. It’s way too easy to inadvertently torpedo your chances of writing an essay...