Dig Deep: How to Add Depth to Your College App Essays

  Go Deep in Your College Application Essay!   When writing narrative-style college application essays, I advise students to start by sharing a real-life story that illustrates one of their defining qualities or characteristics. All stories contain some type...

Want to Take My New College App Writing Course for FREE?

I’m Giving It Away to 50 Lucky Students!   UPDATE 5-30-2015: This offer is over. Sorry!   I’m offering my new mini online course, How to Write a College Application Essay, to the first 50 students who send me a request via email. I will send you...

Do You Undermine Yourself with Words?

  This might seem random, but I found some powerful writing advice on the blog of Gwyneth Paltrow that I believe is relevant to students writing their college application essays, and others, especially women. The woman Paltrow recently featured in her blog, Goop,...

“If you want to ‘show’ something, ask, ‘Can you prove it with an example?'”

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