March 16, 2014. This week the SAT made numerous changes, including making the SAT essay optional, mirroring the ACT policy. Essay Coaching has always helped students, teachers and parents understand… read more →
March 8, 2013. On August 1, 2013, students entering their senior year of high school will be able to download a new Common Application form here. There will be MAJOR… read more →
March 6, 2013. If you are a college applicant with more time than money, then you are a perfect candidate to explore this list of scholarships. Some require an essay.… read more →
September 11, 2012. High school students applying to college need to make a decision about when they will submit their application. Students think: Is there an advantage to submitting my… read more →
August 12, 2012. After an Essay Coaching workshop, one high school student said to me: Now I understand. High school essays are about what we know. College application essays are… read more →
What is college for? Is it simply a way to make more money? Is a B.A. really worth one million dollars in increased lifetime earnings? College is more than a… read more →
December 6, 2011. Many schools ask a question involving diversity. For these questions, remember that diversity is about more than differences between races and cultures; it is about each person’s… read more →
October 18, 2011. If you are applying to college, you have certainly heard: “What do you want to do? What are you interested in?” You don’t have to know… read more →
September 13, 2011. If you are applying to college, take five minutes and watch the video below, even though you may not be applying to Yale. Marcia Landesman, a Yale… read more →
August 23, 2011. “The calendar may say August, but it is not too early to begin thinking about—and working on—college applications,” says Peter Van Buskirk in U.S. News and World… read more →
