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08/07/2026

It's 11pm. The paper is due at midnight. You've deleted your introduction four times. Then you see the ChatGPT icon.

Fourteen seconds later you have a full essay. You cut the em dashes, delete the word "delve," and submit. Two days later: B-. Not bad for five minutes of work.

That's the problem. It works.

In a recent MIT study, students who used AI to generate their writing couldn't quote a single sentence they'd "written" minutes earlier. Writing has always been how we learn to think. Skip the struggle and you skip the thinking.

AI still helps, if you use it right. Brainstorm with it. Let it structure your messy notes. Best of all, tell it: don't write this for me, ask me one question at a time and wait for my answer. It pulls the ideas out of you while every word stays yours.

Everyone sounds the same now. The ones who don't will stand out.

Read it:

08/05/2026

Most parents worry their child will get caught using AI on the college essay. That's the wrong fear.

Researchers gave 300 writers the same AI assistant. Each story came out a little more polished. But across the group, the stories became almost 11 percent more similar to one another. Writers got slightly better and a lot more alike.

That's the real risk. AI predicts the most likely next word, so it pulls everyone toward the same clean, forgettable middle. In an instruction manual, that's fine. In a college essay, voice is the whole point. Admissions officers are reading for the sense that a real person is speaking to them.

Use AI to brainstorm or to get past the blank page. Don't hand it the draft. Your child's job is to sound like themselves, elevated.

Read it:

AI can make your college essay more polished, but research shows it also makes writing sound 11% more like everyone else's. Here's what parents and students need to know before drafting begins.

07/03/2026

Most families think their child's sport only counts if a college recruits them. No scholarship, no value.

It's one of the most expensive misunderstandings in admissions.

Only about 6% of high school golfers ever play at any college level. This one's for the other 94%.

Those hours still count. Admissions officers read essays and activities for character, the discipline, composure, and quiet leadership a sport builds, recruited or not.

The catch: character is invisible until it's shown. Everyone claims teamwork. The students who stand out demonstrate it.

New on the blog: why colleges love athletes, even the ones they never recruit.

Read it:

Most families believe athletics only counts if a college recruits their child. Here's why that's a false choice — and how to turn years of sport into a genuine application advantage.

06/19/2026

Most college applicants in any given field have the same grades, the same test scores, and the same activities.

What actually separates them isn't more of the same. It's a Distinctive Angle: the specific combination of who you are and what you care about that no one else can replicate.

Most applicants in a given field have similar grades, test scores, and activities. What separates them is a Distinctive Angle: the specific combination of direction and background that only one student can claim.

05/29/2026

Your assumptions about college applications are outdated. Learn why, and what you can do about it!

Charles had a 3.85 GPA, a 1490 SAT score, and a resume packed with a broad range of activities. Compared to many of the families I work with, Charles and his parents had put a lot of thought into the application process already; they even had a tiered school list ready.His top reach school was Corne...

03/30/2026

Every year we see students with strong grades, a full activity list, and an essay about perseverance. On paper it looks great, but in an admissions office it disappears.

The problem is the sequence. Most students collect activities first and try to find the story later. By senior year they're reverse-engineering a narrative that doesn't hold together.

I wrote about why this keeps happening and what the fix looks like.

Read the full article:

Imagine that you’re an admissions officer during peak season. You’re 12 days into the application reading crunch. Clif bar wrappers litter the narrow space on the side of your desk. You haven’t had time to clean your well-used Aeropress, which you’ve been using to brew coffees during your 6-...

01/27/2023

Hey there! 2023 is off to a great start with our latest Alumni Workshop Series! Join us as we hear directly from students attending top universities. We cover topics including career prospects, application tips, and there's a Q&A session at the end to ask any questions you'd like.

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11/27/2019

08/09/2018

Georgetown University, founded in 1789, the oldest Catholic and Jesuit-affiliated institution of higher education. Most popular majors are International relations and affairs & Political science and government. @ Georgetown University

08/09/2018

Hi everyone,

Are you READY to go back to school?
Well, I think I am not.... lol
However, World Stars Education will help you to get ready!
Starts next week we will give you some tips to help you!

大家好

你们准备好回到学校上课了吗？
我还没有呢(笑)
但是很多学校都已经开学了唷!
世界之星教育会帮助你，让你不再害怕开学!
下星期开始，我们会给你独门秘诀，让你顺利的适应开学生活!