Harvard has their essays out – same as last year. Honestly, Harvard, time to revamp these. The 150 word extracurricular, and the 150 optional intellectual life are back. Don’t feel like you have to answer the optional essay just to fill a box. You really should have...
The new Dartmouth prompts are out, very similar to last year’s but there are some new ones, and they’ve grouped the short answers. “…nerdy side,” is a surprise. They’ll see a lot of tech, so find something else that’s nerdy. The Kermit the Frog quote could be...
The new Yale supplement is out. And once again, Yale has only made meh prompts even more so. Instead of just teaching a course, you can write a book or create apiece of art. I guess that’s more choice. Significant influence? These questions always become a love...
The University of California PIQs have remained the same. Applicant balk at so many essays, but choose right, and that answer or answers could be used for other schools. As a college essay consultant, we have all sorts of tricks up our sleeves. Reach out and get more...
If you aren’t familiar with the UChicago essay prompts, you are really missing out. While many schools go the simple “Why” essay route, Chicago marches to its own drummer. As a college essay consultant, I love these essays so much. They are fun,...
