If you’re using the Common Application, you have met the short activity essay. Aside from the main essay, or the personal essay, the...
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The College Essay Editing Checklist
There are really 4 steps to writing the college essay. The first is thinking about how to answer the application essay prompt, the second is writing...
Great College Application Resources
Michele Hernandez, an Ed.D and a former Assistant Director of Admissions at Dartmouth, is well-known for her sound advice about getting into...
Sample of a Student Recommendation for College Application
Here is an actual recommendation written by a high school teacher for a student applying to college. Names and other personal information have been...
Other Mistakes Writers Make in their College Essays
So you know about the common mistakes essay writers make, but now you want to be sure that your essay is even better. What else should you look out...
How to Submit a Great Art Portfolio with your College Application
You are required to submit a portfolio of your art work: sculpture, painting, photography, etc. Or, you are considering sending in a portfolio to...
What is a Portfolio and How Does it Fit with my College Application?
Whether a portfolio is required of you becuase you are applying to a performing arts porgram in college or because it is supplementary material you...
Sample HS Athletic Resume
See a sample HS athletic resume.
Supplemental Essay Sample
See a sample supplemental essay that provides additional information for the college admissions committee to consider in their review of an...
Blemished Academic Record? It Shouldn’t Stop You from Getting into College
Only a tiny percentage of high school students have perfect academic records. Then there are the good to average students. Among them, many have...