The 2013-2014 application season may be winding to a close for the most part, but there’s still one important task left for many applicants: writing thank-you notes. While some probably wrote and sent such notes long ago, now’s the perfect time to send them if you haven’t yet done so. Now, I’m not using this post to launch a moral crusade about the dying art of the thank-you note; rather, I think it’s important to…
Application deadlines have come and gone for many, who now find themselves in a situation where they can do nothing but wait, wonder, and…
With deadlines past or looming, the holiday haze still hanging over most of us, and applicant stress levels nearing maximum, I thought that today’s…
We’ve all seen articles like this one from HerCampus.com. They detail the absolutely Ka-Razy things some students have done to ensure they get into…
Search for “How to write an application essay,” in Google and you’ll instantly return more than 16 million pages (“How to write an admissions…
We’re going to dive straight into the links this week because, as you may have noticed, we’re nearing the crescendo of the college application…
Hello folks! I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday and maybe even got some great deals shopping in the wee hours of the…
Hi folks! I’m standing in for my colleague Ryan Hickey in putting up the link roundup this week, and here’s hoping I can leave…
One of the most common suggestions given to students writing an admissions essay is, “Show, don’t tell.” While this sounds good and seems helpful,…