Call me Ishmael. To thine own self be true. Full of sound and fury signifying nothing.
Admissions’ directors with tired eyes remember sentences and scenes that signify a great deal — not nothing. Rising seniors and 8th graders applying to high schools or boarding schools take heed: remove the fluff and excavate. Find the treasures buried in your past and pen them with a combination of pizzazz and passion.
Here are few tricks of the writing trade to help perk up – ...
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“I Have Nothing New To Say” … And 3 Other Common Quotes From Uncommon High School Students When It Comes to The College Essay
The students I work with, like all people in the world, are unusual.
They each have a unique point-of-view and they each have their own tone-of-voice which they use to express this point-of-view. It’s this idiosyncratic take ...
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Yet.
There will be plenty of time — and items on your Common App — to worry about, so let’s evenly distribute all that worry!
If you look at what’s trending in the “rising seniors” social media world, you’re sure to find the college essay high on the hashtag list. Of course the essay is important and yes, it’s got to get done, and trust me, it will, but not now.
During these last few weeks of school, try to focus on the ...
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