I get questions all the time. Here’s a popular one I receive from a parent… Q: Why was this application cycle such a crazy, ugly dumpster-fire of a year? Yes, this question has been asked a lot. And I mean A LOT! I’ve read lots of posts everywhere about...
I get questions all the time. Here’s a popular one I receive from applicants.. Q: I’ve read lot of essays online and so many seem like sob stories. Do I have to find something sad to write? A: I get this question all the time! And the answer is a resounding...
I get questions all the time. Here’s a popular one I receive from applicants… Q: Is it okay if I write a funny essay? A: Not only is it okay, it is appreciated by AO who will love the break and the risk. Being funny in an essay is hard, you don’t want it...
I get questions all the time. Here’s a popular one I receive from parents… Q: Which essay is more important – the personal statement or the supplement? A: Great question! They each have equal importance, but in different ways. Think of the personal...
I get questions all the time. Here’s a popular one I receive from applicants… Q: Why can’t I write about sports? A: Here’s the thing with writing about sports, inevitably, the essay becomes about the game itself. You either won (“hard work paid...
I get questions all the time. Here’s a popular one I receive from parents…. Q: How important is the essay really? A: Very! Think about it, you have about 5 minutes, the time it takes for admissions officers to read the personal statement. A good story, well told,...