The College Essay Edge

11/23/2010

Some more topics to avoid!

For every tortured college applicant, there's a tortured admissions professional sifting through an entire forest of paper looking for an essay that doesn't scream with gimmick.

11/22/2010

Is your essay just dragging? You're just not that interesting? Too responsible for drama? Lighten your essay up by making it more conversational.

11/20/2010

We're in the Home Stretch: Remember to make your writing pop out from that stack of flat essays.

11/18/2010

Ever wonder what college essay readers think? Here's some interesting, and scary thoughts.

In a Daily Beast exclusive, college admissions officers reveal the shameful truth about the selection process. Rich kids from New York, boring Asian math geniuses, and oboe-playing poets need not apply.

11/17/2010

Brevity! It's hard to cut your stories down. Here is an example of a wonderful story in under 700 words. (And it had required first and last sentences). Keep it concise!

Some people swore that the house was haunted. Almost every day for three weeks, we'd find a dead one inside of it. Bill wanted to chop it down, but Mother said no. "They need somewhere safe to die. Someplace warm and maybe a little dry. It stays."

11/08/2010

Essay Tip: What are they looking for on those supplementals?

11/07/2010

Thanks everyone for the great seminar this afternoon. I hope it helped to make the process more clear for everybody.

11/01/2010

Essay Tip of the Day: Say it in their own words.

10/25/2010

Essay Tip of the Day: Use Style and Flashback to keep your story moving.

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10/21/2010

Essay Tip of the Day: Get Right Into the Action! -- You only have precious seconds to capture your reader's attention. Don't waste it on introductory material. We can do all that later--but you only have one chance to make a first impression!

10/19/2010

Looking to add one more date at Los Alamitos HS. I would like suggestions for the best day in early November.