by Cara Kalf | Apr 30, 2022 | College Admissions, College Essay
Why College Admissions Boards Want College Application Essays College application essays can feel unfairly high-stakes. How many other places in your life does so much ride on so few words? But pause for a moment and consider what applications would be like if...
by Cara Kalf | Apr 15, 2022 | College Admissions, college coaching
How Do I End My College Application Essay? If the beginning is the most important part of the essay—you must grab their attention!—the ending is a close second. What impression do you want to leave with your readers? Whenever student writers hit a block, they’re...
by Cara Kalf | Mar 31, 2022 | College Application Tips, College Admissions, college coaching
How to Write an Effective Scholarship Essay The scholarship application process, like the college application process itself, is a marathon that requires planning, organization and determination, along with talent and skill. When it comes to colleges, more than 10 is...
by Cara Kalf | Mar 15, 2022 | Cara, College Application Tips, college coaching
Why Choose Cara Kalf as Your College Essay Coach? Maybe you already know a college essay coach is a great way of improving your writing skills while improving one of the most important writing assignments you’ll have as a high-schooler. If that’s the case, the only...
by Cara Kalf | Feb 28, 2022 | College Application Tips, college coaching
10 Things to Know Before You Apply to Any College I’ve done more transfer applications this year than ever before. Choosing a college is a big decision and not one you want to make twice! This post is going to serve both seniors who will soon be choosing among...
by Cara Kalf | Feb 15, 2022 | College Admissions, College Application Tips, college coaching
The Common App has officially announced that this year’s prompts will be … the same as last year’s! This is great news for applicants for two reasons. One is that the people you’re relying on to show you the way—English teachers, guidance counselors, and...
by Cara Kalf | Jan 30, 2022 | College Application Tips, Cara, College Admissions, college coaching
Make Use of Your Application Capital: No need to wait for lightning to strike twice—use your best work for as many applications as you can. Just after Christmas when I was 8, I discovered the form letter. I had a pile of thank-you notes to be written...
by Cara Kalf | Jan 15, 2022 | Cara, college coaching
What Are You Reading-2022? The Second Annual Reading Round-Up It’s 15 degrees today, and because I’m a New Englander, I’m drinking iced coffee. But as soon as I’m done typing, I’m heading for the cozy spot in front of my woodstove for some time with my newest...
by Cara Kalf | Dec 30, 2021 | Cara, College Admissions
College Admission Guide 2022 Hello, Class of 2023. Are you nervous yet? Of course you are; you wouldn’t be here if you weren’t. But because you’re here and you’re on top of this situation, it’s going to go well for you. One year from now, your...
by Cara Kalf | Dec 15, 2021 | Cara, College Application Tips, College Essay Examples
Write a College Essay that Matters Magazine Writing was one of my favorite college classes, but it didn’t start that way. My first assignment was a personal essay. I was stumped. I didn’t go into journalism to write about myself! I eventually wrote a piece about my...
