Category Archives: August 2012

The Screen-Writers Approach to College Essays

The best applications tell a student’s story in a compelling way and make the reader feel positively toward that student. This is not so different from a screenwriter painting a portrait of a character and getting the viewer to root … Continue reading

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Been There, Done That

Everyone learns through experience. The responses of a group of college freshman, asked at the end of their first year what they wished they’d have known before starting college, may be of interest to this year’s college-bound graduates. What follows … Continue reading

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