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

by | May 22, 2015

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...

Should You Write About Your Job?

by | May 21, 2015

  Colleges Encourage Students to Write About $ and Work in College Application Essays   The New York Times today published the seven college application essays it liked the best for its contest about writing on the topic of money. Most of the winners wrote...

Do You Have The Write Stuff for College and Beyond?

by | May 11, 2015

  I’m always on the lookout for new voices in the college admissions industry who try to help students and parents and all of us keep a balanced and sane perspective on the frenzied quest for the perfect college. Kristin White, an educational consultant who...

2 Must-Haves for a Great College Application Essay

by | May 3, 2015

Here’s a guest post by a talented college application essay writing coach named Ethan Sawyer. I love what he shares about how important it is to have both an engaging story at the start of an essay, and then a key insight that reveals what it meant. From Ethan:...

How To Find the Best Essay Help: Part One

by | Apr 6, 2015

If you landed on my Essay Hell blog, there’s a strong chance you are in search of help on writing your college application essay. Yes, that’s what I do, and I’m happy to help you. But I was thinking of how I would advise a student or parent who is...

New Common App Essay Prompts for 2015-16!

by | Mar 31, 2015

 The Five Prompts to Write your College Application Essay for The Common Application (Same prompts for 2016-17!)   The folks at the Common Application announced the five essay prompts students will choose from to write their core essay for the coming college...

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