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The Common Application: What’s New For 2013-2014
The Common App folks are set to release Version 4.0 for the 2013-2014 application year. They have promised to make things more user friendly, and they have changed the essay prompts. Most important,… more →
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The Common Application: What's New For 2013-2014
wrote 2 months ago: The Common App folks are set to release Version 4.0 for the 2013-2014 application year. They have p … more →
Yale and Harvard Application Essays for 2012-2013: The Coquette and the Copycat
wrote 9 months ago: Note to readers: some of the information linked below is protected and available in full only to cl … more →
University of Chicago Application Essay Prompt 4: A Lesson in Invention and Homonymic Non-Sequiturs
wrote 9 months ago: This post ranges far and wide as it covers prompt 4 for the University of Chicago for this year. Wa … more →
University of Chicago Application Essay Prompt 3: The Dark Lady
wrote 10 months ago: This post will discuss Ms. Sontag and her quote at great length, but I will also focus on the broade … more →
University of Chicago Application Essay Prompt Two: You Wanna Schroedinger's Cat? I Got A Schroedinger's Cat.
wrote 10 months ago: If the title of this post on Chicago’s application essay, prompt two, seems obscure, let … more →
The University of Chicago Essay Prompts for 2012-2013
wrote 10 months ago: The University of Chicago has posted its questions for this year. They are earlier in getting out t … more →
Starting A Book Or Intellectual Experience Essay: An Example Of How To Look Deeper
wrote 10 months ago: I have previously put up posts with detailed information on intellectual and book essays–see … more →
Starting Your College Application Essays For 2012-2013: The Four Types
wrote 10 months ago: Yes, folks, it’s time to get your essays started. If you think that this is premature because … more →
College Counselors, College Application Services and Test Prep Companies: An Overview and Evaluation
wrote 11 months ago: There are four main categories of individuals and businesses currently offering college advising and … more →
Evading the Cliche Step Two
wrote 1 year ago: In recent posts I discussed college essay cliches, focusing on a set of common essay types defined … more →
College Essay No-No's: What Not To Do in Your Personal Statement
wrote 1 year ago: Before I get to the gist, a short preface: I hope that you followed my advice in the last prompt an … more →
