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How to Revise When You’re Stuck in Your Own Head

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By Adrian Cho, Ph.D. “Rewriting is the essence of writing well: it’s where the game is won or lost.” – William Zinsser (1922-2015), On Writing Well You’ve read your essay multiple times. You…

The Deadline Decision: When Regular Decision Makes Sense

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By Adam Muri-Rosenthal, Ph.D. Each fall, high school seniors around the US and the world race against early college deadlines, hoping to maximize their chances by applying Early Action (EA), Restrictive…

Application Season’s “October Angst”

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By Victoria Tillson Evans, Ph.D. October always brings change. While I’m sure all of us are excited about the earthy purple mums decorating front steps around our neighborhoods, the crackling oak leaves…

Why Writing About Your Privilege Backfires–and What to do Instead

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Caroline Matas, Ph.D. Did you recently go on an international trip that changed your life and view of the world? Did you volunteer at a local food pantry that made you realize how lucky you are to never…

The Reconstructive Nature of Memories (And Why That’s Good for Your Essays)

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By Adrian Cho, Ph.D. “Remembrance of things past is not necessarily the remembrance of things as they were.” – Marcel Proust (1871-1922), In Search of Lost Time: Swann’s Way The cursor blinks on…

The Word Limit

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By Adam Muri-Rosenthal, Ph.D. “I hit the word limit so I stopped writing.” Every year, throughout the essay drafting odyssey, multiple students dismay me with this very phrase. It’s an idea that…

The Application Season’s Deadline Dash

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By Victoria Tillson Evans, Ph.D. There’s nothing like an imminent deadline to force people to get started. Unfortunately, that mindset doesn’t work for the college admissions process. Planning to start…

“Fool’s Gold”: Fake Honors in College Admissions

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Admissions
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By Victoria Tillson Evans, Ph.D. My mom recently toted several items over to my house in an eager effort to clean out my old closet. Shoved in a plastic Safeway bag was a mixture of relics from my teens…

Is a Liberal Arts School Right for You? You Might be Surprised!

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By Caroline Matas, Ph.D. Often, when I start talking with high school students about what kind of college they’d like to go to, they’re not sure where to begin. There are so many different variables…

The Pay-to-Play Summer Program

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By Adam Muri-Rosenthal, Ph.D. I’ve always had a complicated relationship with the concept of “value.” Maybe it’s because I work in a field where people often mistake appearances for substance…