by j9robinson | Jun 3, 2013
College Application Essays: Best Writing Advice Five Hot Tips to Use on Your Essay It’s hard to find good advice on writing. Here are five of my favorite tips from the best of the best: 1. If you are just starting to write your college application...
by j9robinson | Jun 2, 2013
College Application Essays How Anecdotes Make Them Work One of the best ways to learn what types of topics make the most interesting essays is to check out what other students wrote about. Especially if those students had the right guidance and came up with...
by j9robinson | May 31, 2013
College Application Essays: Search For the Perfect Topic It’s Closer Than You Think I’ve learned a lot about what makes a great essay topic over the last six years I’ve helped students with their college application essays. If you’re...
by j9robinson | May 17, 2013
College Application Essays “Meant to Inspire” All Students Showed an “Appetite for Risk” Earlier this year, a business writer for The New York Times invited students to share their college admissions essays on the topic of money, class,...
by j9robinson | Nov 27, 2012
UPDATE: as of March 23, 2016 The University of California announced NEW essay prompts for 2016-17. Read about how to answer them HERE. This post is now outdated. The information is no longer relevant!! College Admissions Essay: How to Nail Prompt #2 for UC Essays...
by j9robinson | Jun 10, 2010
College Application Essays Write Like You Talk The voice and tone of narrative essays usually is “looser” or more “casual” than the typical academic essay. To do that, however, you often have to break the rules. Bend them gently and stay consistent. But if it sounds...
