College Essay Coaching

Endings are tricky. Here are three tips to help students strike the right tone when writing the ending of an admissions essay.

Since the emergence of COVID, the majority of colleges in the U.S. have switched to a test-optional admissions process…

Every high school in the U.S. is different, with different grading policies, class sizes, available courses, and more. With this great diversity of educational offerings and rules, you might be wondering: “How will colleges view my child’s high school transcript? How can my child get the best academic opportunities at his or her school?” These

In light of the economic challenges of the last year, people have tightened their purse strings, made sacrifices, and held on to the hope that the pandemic would be over soon. Colleges and universities in the U.S. were no different. Faced with record numbers of deferrals (when admitted freshmen “defer” a year, and pay tuition a year

Wondering how to start a college application essay in a way that will immediately capture your reader’s attention? It’s best to go straight to the experts:  “Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina “It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were

These five examples of what NOT to do in a college essay will help your application stand out and not get lost in the admissions pile. I see this at least a dozen times each application season: I finish reading a college application essay and think to myself: “Well, now I want to admit that