When Should You Appeal a College Admissions Decision?
Despite her anxieties about an imperfect GPA, Sofia got into her first-choice college with help from educational consultant Mark Montgomery.
A great college essay is the key to a great college application. We give you the tools to write a clear, concise, and compelling essay for your application.
In the final post in a series on nailing the college admissions interview, an educational consultant explains how to follow up with the admissions office.
Today the Common Application sent an email to all counselors apologizing for causing havoc for both students and member colleges--which has caused panic in the offices of college counselors everywhere. It's a good letter, so I'm posting it here in its entirety.
When writing a college essay, it's crucial to grab the reader's attention from the get-go. Make your essay stand out by opening your essay with a zinger in the first line.
At the heart of every college essay is a good story. Everyone loves a good story, but what are the elements that make it good. Reflecting on these elements can help you improve your essay and thus your chances of acceptance at your top choice university.
Any writer has to consider the audience for whom they are writing. Your college essay is no different. Think long and hard about how the admissions officer will approach the process of reading your personal statement. And then prepare to give that person a whiz-bang piece of prose.