Are you a college student, a parent or a high-schooler curious about why the Common Application is now asking for your “legal sex?” Are you curious about the future of… read more →
Michelle Obama and Sasha Obama have big news to share in 2019. Sasha Obama, Michelle and Barack Obama’s younger daughter, starts at the University of Michigan as a freshman in… read more →
Getting into college is a little like giving birth. You know it can be difficult, but you really want to believe it’s easy because–look around!– so many people have already… read more →
Everyone, including me, seems to be surprised and disgusted by the recent college admissions scandal reported in the New York Times and elsewhere. Why would caring parents hand out thousands… read more →
College admissions officers are just like you. They might be a little older (if you’re a student) or a little younger (if you’re a parent). But they think logically. They… read more →
February 6, 2015 What can a psychology professor interested in the use of language find out when he runs 50,000 college admissions essays through a computer-programmed study? I was curious… read more →
As a college application essay coach, I am starting to receive emails from my students, announcing good news about being admitted to early action schools like University of Michigan and… read more →
May 13, 2013 Top College Application Stories in the News: May 13, 2013 News about your application for college and your college essay. Late Applicant? 200 Colleges Still Accepting Applications… read more →
June 19, 2012 Top College Application Stories in the News this Week The ‘Heady Rush’ of Freedom in College, and How to Manage It Common Application adds 43 new member… read more →
