by Cara Kalf | Sep 30, 2022 | Cara, College Admissions, college application essay, College Application Tips, College Essay, college essay tips, writing tips
What NOT to Write in Your College Essay I never cease to be amazed by the extensive collection of topics the internet tells you NEVER to write about for your college essay: times you were happy, times you were sad, times you were successful, times you made a mistake,...
by Cara Kalf | Sep 15, 2022 | College Essay Examples
Essay on College Football It’s football season. Not only football players, but marching band members, cheerleaders, majorettes, dance team members, and student section spirit leaders–to name a few–are out on the field overcoming obstacles and making...
by Cara Kalf | Sep 1, 2022 | Cara, College Admissions
Why Do You Want to Attend This College, Anyway? It’s hard not to resent supplements. You’ve poured your heart and soul into your Common App essay—it’s a thing of beauty, it’s 650 words, and it’s DONE!—and then right on its heels come the supplements. Of...
by Cara Kalf | Aug 15, 2022 | College Admissions, college coaching
How to Write a US College Admissions Essay The U.S. college obsession is not limited to U.S. students. Top universities across the country are eager to have students from all over the world, and those students are just as eager to study here. If you’re a foreign...
by Cara Kalf | Jul 30, 2022 | College Essay, College Essay Examples
Describe a Person You Admire Most schools give you a lot of flexibility in the way you choose to present yourself in an essay. There are seven Common App prompts and six Coalition App prompts—and both include one that is “anything else you want to write about.” But...
