The 2019 Common Application is one application for over 900 colleges and universities, and launches 8/1/2019. If you’ve never heard of the Common Application, read more about it here. They… read more →
I, Debbie Merion, wrote this post on a slim twin bed in an adobe building at the Upaya Zen Center, in Santa Fe, New Mexico. A full moon was peaking… read more →
Hello, friends! Are you grinding your teeth more these days? Do you have a teen who is starting to look tired in the morning? If so, your college planning family… read more →
Here are a list of scholarships available to incoming and current college students with application deadlines from August 31st to January 30th, 2018. These scholarship opportunities are organized by due… read more →
College bound high schoolers: starting to think about applying to college? Make room on your desk next to the Common Application for a new college application from the Coalition for… 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 →
For years I’ve been wrestling with this question: What is the quickest, clearest way to describe what colleges want to learn about a student in his or her college application… read more →
Aug 16, 2014 So excited to receive this email this morning: Congratulations Gold Medal Winner of the 2014 Global Ebook Awards! Greetings, Congratulations Debbie Merion, for winning in… read more →
High School Senior: “When should I start writing my college application essay?” Debbie Merion, College Essay Coach: “Now.” High School Senior: “How?” 1. Forget writing. Take a while just to… read more →
July 14, 2014 Now is the time when many students entering 12th grade are starting to think about writing their college application essays. Of course, there are an equal or… read more →