The Seattle Times just published my perspective on the college admissions essay, post-COVID and SCOTUS obliterating affirmative action in admissions. Here it is: https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/the-rise-of-the-confessional-college-essay/
This year Boston College changed their essay prompts. I’m going to be honest, I have never loved their essays. They weren’t inspiring, and applicants struggled to find answers for many of the prompts. But (thanks, BC!) this year they changed them enough to...
I get questions all the time. Here’s a popular one I receive from an applicant… Q: Why did MIT bring back the standardized test requirement? A: The short answer, while imperfect and arguably biased, it works. The last two years saw lots of changes in college...
I get questions all the time. Here’s a popular one I receive from parents… Q: How exactly did you get into the admissions consulting business? Over the 11 years I’ve been at this, I’ve seen a dramatic change in not only the admissions process but in the...
I get questions all the time. Here’s a popular one I receive from parents… Q: How exactly did you get into the admissions consulting business? A: One question I most often ask the applicants I work with is, “how did that (the experience they had) make you feel?”...
I get questions all the time. Here’s a popular one I receive from parents… Q: How exactly did you get into the admissions consulting business? A: I entered the admissions essay business as an act of pure desperation. I had asked my then-girlfriend to move in...
