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,…
Hey everyone! Hard to believe that yet another week has past, which means that we’re another week closer to more college application deadlines. At…
Ryan Hickey points to two articles in his Monday Link Round-up about social media and how it’s being used in the college admissions process.…
Ever get the feeling that days are somehow sneaking past without you noticing? You know, that feeling when you look at the calendar thinking…
Sugar high steadily fading into a post-candy-binge hangover? Check. Festive jack-o’-lantern slowly withering as it rots on your front porch? Check. Halloween supplies and…
I’m a writer. Given that you’re reading this, you probably already figured that out. Maybe I should’ve planned the introduction to this post a…
It’s Monday and you know what that means: only 5 more days until the weekend! It’s also Halloween week, so hopefully most of you have…
Welcome to the first of what will be an ongoing weekly feature here at the Peterson’s Newswire: our Monday Link Roundup. Every week we’ll…
I get this question a lot, particularly when students are dealing with an application that says something like, “If there’s anything else you think…