The Big Eclipse: A Lesson in College Application Topic Ideas

by | Sep 15, 2017

  Don’t Even Think About Writing About the Eclipse And What to Write About Instead   When I was invited to give one of my college application essay writing workshops to students at Colorado Academy in Denver, Colorado, I had no idea it would be on the day of...

5 Topic Tips: Do This, Not That!

by | Jul 25, 2015

The Best (and Worst) College Application Essay Topics Are Not What You Think!   When I first started working with students on how to write college applications essays about eight years ago now, I put together a list of Do’s and Don’ts about picking...