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Last Minute Advice for the College Applicant: your Résumé
Your résumé is a very important part of your college application. Oops, you haven?t...
Last Minute Advice for the College Applicant: the College Application Essay
The smartest people are open to suggestions for improvements! You may think your essay is done,...
Last Minute Advice for the College Applicant: the SAT Subject Test
November and December are the last dates this year to sign up for SAT Subject...
How to Save Money When in College
It?s not a time when you?re going to be flush with money, not by any...
5 Things to Consider Before Transferring Universities
Your dream college may not have been what you imagined. Maybe you find yourself too...
Which College is the Best Investment?
Many try to judge the worth of a college by its caliber of courses, professors,...
Digital Texts are an Option in Order to Save
The cost of college texts is rising faster than inflation, and 20% and more of...
What is the State of College Parents After the First Month?
Your child has now been an independent collegian for a whole month or more. ...
Computer Deals for Students
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SAT Prep?To Do or Not To Do
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Why I-Want-to-Go-to-This-College Essay

You will find many college applications ask you to write a short essay on why you want to go to their college. The typical prompt is just that: Why do you want to attend this college?

Dealing With the Most Common College Application Essay Prompt

It's hard to get started writing the college essay application. The main reason is you have no idea what "they" expect. Let's face it, you've never written anything quite like this essay before.
So let me help ease you into the process with the most common application essay prompt...

How to Write College Application Essays E-Book

College Essays Due and You're Stressed?? Get Help Right Away! Step by step instructions on how to write an effective application essay are provided by a National Writing Project consultant. Sample model essays are also included!...

Do NOT Let Your High School Grades Slip!

High School is your stepping stone to college. Your record from high school represents you....

So what do you do if your grades begin to slip? STOP! DON’T WAIT for them to get better—or worse. DO SOMETHING NOW!...

Dos and Do Nots for the Short Activity Essay

If you’re using the Common Application, you have met the short activity essay. Aside from the main essay, or the personal essay, the Common Application requires you to write the short activity essay. You may also have to write a similar essay required on an individual school’s application in supplemental materials...

Getting Organized for Winning College Applications

Are you feeling overwhelmed now that you have gathered together all of your applications and realize how much paperwork is involved in completing applications for ALL of the colleges you have decided to...

Seven Ways to Make your College Essay Stand Out

Because the college essay is not the same kind of essay that you write for your high school English teacher, it does not have to have the typical essay introduction, which provides the...

Help Getting Started on the College Essay

Start Early!! These words can not be said enough or emphasized enough. Really! An essay should grow. It needs time to form in your mind. You need to practice using words to get what’s in your head on paper. You will want to...

College Planning Timeline for Seniors

One of the most important goals for your senior year is to remain focused on your academics. You can not allow senioritis to creep in and ruin all of your hard work in your...

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