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College Essay Writing Timeline – A Primer (For parents and curious teens!) Parents of high school juniors and seniors often ask me about the college essay writing timeline and process. At first, the process is shrouded in institutional mystery, because the only part parents really know about is the end goal, or product. But how, Continue Reading …
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A controversial take on a hot industry topic: is using Chat GPT to write your college essay cheating? Maybe, maybe not. It’s all about how you use it. Duke University announced this week they would no longer assign a numerical value to the essay as part of a student’s application: the rampant use of AI Continue Reading …
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The Common App Essay Prompts 2024-2025 are live. You want to start your essay. Here’s how you can do so now, as early as spring of Junior year, without even trying.
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Students often have not written personal essays before they write college admissions essay. Thinking the essay has to be great before you’ve even started it can be the obstacle to a great essay. Embrace freewriting and writing a bad draft to get on your way to the essay of your life.
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In college admissions essays, students are asked to identify their core traits, explicitly and implicitly. However, most teens I know don’t sit around thinking about this. Despite the myth that they are completely self-absorbed, I believe teens are often thinking about self relationally. If you’re stumped where to start, your friends can help. Like, right now.
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Morgan’s sample common app college application essay features her process of learning to believe in herself, and be her own advocate, first at home, and then in the broader world. This college applicant shows her thoughtfulness, introspection, engagement and big heart.
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