by j9robinson | Jun 29, 2023
How to Write about Race in your College App Essay Post Affirmative Action The Supreme Court knocked down Affirmative Action today. This landmark ruling means colleges and universities will no longer be allowed to use race as a factor in who they admit....
by j9robinson | May 25, 2017
In One Word: Focus! I’ve been reading college application essays for the last decade. I’m probably into the thousands by now. Looking back, I have identified the most common flaw in many of them. They are too general. Which make them...
by j9robinson | Mar 21, 2017
Ready to write your personal statement essay? It can be for your Common Application essay, or other university or college prompts, or transfers, or medical or law school, or even scholarship applications. To start, always read the prompt. If it asks you to...
by j9robinson | Jan 11, 2017
Here are 6 sample essays from Heavenly Essays: 50 College Application Essays That Worked, by Janine Robinson. They are all narrative, slice-of-life essays that used real-life experiences to illustrate points the students wanted to showcase about themselves. Brock...
by j9robinson | Oct 25, 2016
FAQ | College Application Essays I’m sharing below 20 of the most common questions about college application essays that I have been asked over the years, along with links to longer explanations and related helpful information. This spring I published a book...
by j9robinson | Oct 25, 2016
FAQ | College Application Essay (These are the most commonly asked questions about college application essays, along with my best advice and related posts.) 1. What are some tips to write college admission essays? The list of essay-writing tips is long, but...
by j9robinson | Jul 17, 2016
No doubt about it. Supplemental essays are the nasty little vexation of the college application process. (And you thought the Common App essay was a pain!) I suggest students first tackle writing their core essay for The Common Application, or other applications that...
by j9robinson | Jun 28, 2016
It’s been a big year for changes in the college admissions scene. I wrote this guest column about many of them in my local newspaper, The Laguna Beach Independent, this week. About the same time this was published, yet another college application system entered...
by j9robinson | May 3, 2016
Tips and Ideas for Coalition for Access Essay Prompts: The First and Last If you are using the new Coalition for Access, Affordability and Success to apply to college for 2016-17, you first need to check if the college or university you want to attend...
by j9robinson | Mar 29, 2016
University of California Essay Prompts for Fall 2017 (Ideas for Answering Personal Insight Question No. 1) Describe an example of your leadership experience in which you have positively influenced others, helped resolve disputes, or contributed to group efforts over...
