by Cara Kalf | May 30, 2024 | college application essay, College Essay, writing tips
End Your College Essay Getting started is the hardest part of any project, and that includes college essays. But once your desire to end your college essay is to be finished overwhelms your inertia and you start getting words on the page, the second-most challenging...
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 | Jun 30, 2022 | college essay tips, writing tips
College Essay Specifics: Writing about Your Goals in Life Not every school is going to ask you about your goals in life—but even if they don’t, isn’t it time you started asking yourself? Before you embark on a four-year mission to Get Educated and Prepare for your...
by Cara Kalf | May 30, 2022 | College Essay, Cara, college application essay, College Application Tips, college coaching, college essay tips, writing tips
If you’re frozen at the very first step in your college essay-writing process, I can’t blame you. Choosing a college essay topic really is as important as you’re making it, so it’s worth brainstorming thoroughly and evaluating your choices carefully. Why Does the...
by Cara Kalf | Jun 30, 2021 | Cara, college coaching, College Essay, writing tips
Top 5 Tips to Write Faster Top 5 Tips to Write Faster is the secret you want more than any other, and I’m going to give it to you for free. Everyone wants to write faster, but especially students, and especially students writing application essays for more than a...
by Cara Kalf | May 30, 2021 | Cara, college coaching, College Essay Examples, writing tips
What’s Your Why? Motivational speakers and authors talk a lot about “finding your WHY.” If you’re really clear on why you’re doing what you’re doing, they tell audiences, you’re more likely to get it done and do it well. This is true for mundane things you might need...
