Our Blog
I can’t pick! College Application season is all about picking– not apples, not your nose, not lottery numbers, no: on top of picking schools and hoping they pick you, some students stress about picking which Common App prompt to answer. Unless you like having extra things to stress out about (and far be it from us to Continue Reading …
Contiune ReadingYou’ve done the grunt work writing your college application essay draft and you’re not sure how you feel about it. Moment of truth: who is the best reader for your essay now, before it’s time to submit the application? Who should vet your ideas? It matters who you pick, and here’s why. The obvious possible candidates Continue Reading …
Contiune ReadingEver read something so convoluted that you can’t even get the gist of what the writer is trying to say– never mind the point of their words? The destination for a personal essay like that in the hands of an admissions team is… the recycle bin or garbage– whichever is closer. I see this a lot Continue Reading …
Contiune ReadingFAQs you wanted to ask (but didn’t) on writing with us at Essay Intensive’s Summer Intensive Q: I see you guys meditate in your writing intensives. That’s a little weird. Do you have to be enlightened to take an Essay Intensive workshop? A: No. But wouldn’t enlightenment be a great side-effect of writing a successful Continue Reading …
Contiune Reading