by j9robinson | Feb 16, 2016
How to Avoid College Application Essay Booby Traps No matter where you are with writing your college application essay, you should double check that you are on the right track. It’s way too easy to inadvertently torpedo your chances of writing an essay...
by j9robinson | Feb 13, 2016
Stand Out in Your Common Application Essay So you are ready to start writing your Common Application Essay? Congratulations! You have found the best source of specific tips and strategies on exactly how to brainstorm topics for each of the 5 prompts–and...
by j9robinson | Feb 13, 2016
IMPORTANT: The UT has NEW prompts for 2017-18, so much of the information in this post is now outdated. Here’s the link to the update-to-date information on UT prompts: New Essay Requirements for UT. Former Admissions Counselor at University of Texas-Austin...
by j9robinson | Feb 10, 2016
Sample Essays Can Inspire Topic Ideas! In a previous post, I shared a sample essay from my college application essay writing guide, The Writing Survival Kit. Here’s another original sample essay from the same collection. I believe reading sample essays is...
by j9robinson | Feb 10, 2016
Sample Essays: The Best Way to Learn to Write Your Own In my writing guide, The Writing Survival Kit, I share some excellent sample essays for college applications. In this post and future ones, I’m sharing some of them with you. Whether you are...
by j9robinson | Jan 9, 2016
URGENT! ApplyTexas changed their essay prompts in 2017-18. Click HERE for the current essay prompts! (THIS POST IS OUTDATED!) How to Link Your Life Goals to Current and Future Activities In the previous post, I wrote about ideas on how to answer Topics A and...
by j9robinson | Dec 28, 2015
URGENT! ApplyTexas changed their essay prompts in 2016-17. Click HERE for the current essay prompts! (THIS POST IS OUTDATED!) All public universities, and some private and 2-year colleges, in Texas do not use the Common Application. Instead, they have their own...
by j9robinson | Oct 17, 2015
Advice for Students Who Are Underrepresented for Whatever Reason: Tell Your Personal Story In my previous post, I shared my experience working with teachers and students from the Rio Grande Valley in south Texas, where I’m giving a series of workshops on how to...
by j9robinson | Sep 22, 2015
You Don’t Need Tragedy to Write a Standout College Admissions Essay! This is the time of year that the frenzy surrounding college admissions starts to grow. Early decision deadlines are just weeks away. Students who put off writing their college...
by j9robinson | Sep 11, 2015
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...
