Admissions Mom

MARCH 6, 2024

Look, I know this week and the next couple of weeks are gonna feel just super effed up and sh!tty IMPORTANT PSA ABOUT YOUR PHONE: If you accept or have accepted waitlist positions, be sure that your phone is charged and working and that you can accept voicemails. You can handle this. tty for a lot of you.

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Admissions Mom

AUGUST 23, 2023

As if writing the personal essay for college apps wasn’t enough, many colleges also like to see supplemental essays! Even though these essays can be short, they are really important! Even though these essays can be short, they are really important!

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The Koppelman Group

JULY 3, 2023

The trick is a) understanding all the requirements (it can be confusing!) and b) making sure you do everything in your power to have a successful first year of college. What are my requirements? Each major has their own set list of prereqs, which can be found here and here. Is there anything else I should do?

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Princeton College Consulting

MARCH 10, 2023

As I started thinking about how I wanted to approach writing this post, a famous quote from the movie “The Imitation Game” with Benedict Cumberbatch came to mind: “Sometimes it is the people no one imagines anything of who do the things that no one can imagine.”

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Admissions Mom

JANUARY 6, 2023

Every year lots and lots of applicants are deferred from some of their favorite colleges. And, there are lots of amazing schools still taking applications, where you can find and be your awesome self – I’ll be making a posts throughout the semester with lists of colleges still accepting applications. Emotional Planning .

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Niche

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Want to keep updated about the blog? Direct Admissions is disrupting the standard college admissions process. Students have been expressing frustrations for years regarding the timelines, deadlines, standardized testing, application fees, and stress related to the college search process. Sign up for the newsletter!

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Berkeley² Academy

DECEMBER 17, 2021

As the regular decision deadline approaches , it is a good time to talk about putting the finishing touches on your college applications. With the long essays and the various short answers required by the colleges, the final step is a detailed check of the writing for clarity and style. Proofreading!

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Admissions Mom

MARCH 10, 2023

Look, I know this week and the next couple of weeks will feel just super f *d up and shitty for a lot of you. IMPORTANT PSA ABOUT YOUR PHONE: If you accept or have accepted waitlist positions, be sure that your phone is charged and working and that you can accept voicemails. You can handle this. That’s not healthy.

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College Essay Guy

JANUARY 24, 2023

So, here’s a better question: “How do I choose or avoid (depending on my goals) the AP classes that will be the most difficult for me?” And although we can’t give you the answer (only you can do that!), But exam scores can give you an idea of which AP classes might have challenging material to master. AP Art History 61.5%

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Tex Admissions

MARCH 26, 2022

Building a college list that’s manageable and realistic is critical to decreasing the stress of submitting your college applications. It’s almost universally true that students and parents underestimate the time required to complete their essays and fulfill the other requirements.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

APRIL 24, 2023

College essay examples from students accepted to Harvard, Stanford, and other elite schools REVIEWING SUCCESSFUL COLLEGE ESSAY EXAMPLES CAN HELP YOU UNDERSTAND HOW TO MAXIMIZE YOUR ODDS OF ACCEPTANCE Responding effectively to college essay prompts is quite different from other essay writing.

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College Essay Guy

JANUARY 5, 2023

What should I write my college essay about? How to brainstorm topics for a college essay. How to draft a college essay AKA personal statement. What not to write about in a college essay. How do I know if my college essay is good?

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Tex Admissions

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Current UT students wanting to change their major or internally transfer can consult this post. Public Service Announcement: Enrolling at Austin Community College (ACC) does not improve your UT transfer chances. Navigating the college admissions process, especially as a transfer, can sometimes feel like crawling around in the dark.

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Admissions Mom

MAY 1, 2024

In honor of Mental Health Month, I’m gonna try to get all the mental health tips that I like to share throughout the year all bundled up in one post — this one. Some of these tips might come in handy during the college transition.) So, yeah — there are times when the college admissions experience absolutely sucks.

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College Essay Guy

MARCH 8, 2023

People often tell us they don’t have anything to write their college essay about. Sure, some people have written strong college essays about overcoming immense challenges , but others have written standout essays about everything from making kombucha to watching The Daily Show.

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College Essay Guy

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Post the 2023 SCOTUS decision, many colleges and universities changed their supplemental essay prompts to point pretty directly at diversity in some way. Here’s a running list of colleges that changed their prompts. FAQ: Do I have to write this essay? Diversity is not just about race.

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Admissions Mom

JANUARY 30, 2024

❓I receive tons of questions about how many extracurriculars are necessary and whether a kid’s chances will be hurt because they haven’t performed at Carnegie Hall, been speaking Mandarin since they were five, or cured cancer. Let colleges know. Do you spend hours conducting your own Internet research about a topic you love?

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

MAY 25, 2023

Whereas the Common App Essay will show college admissions committees who your child is , the Common App Activities section will allow colleges to understand what your child has done and is doing outside of the classroom, offering one of the best opportunities to stand out among other applicants.

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Tex Admissions

DECEMBER 1, 2023

UT requires all prospective external transfer students to write a 600-750 word response to Apply Texas Essay A: The statement of purpose will provide an opportunity to explain any extenuating circumstances that you feel could add value to your application. I provide a series of blog posts offering tips starting here.

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College Essay Guy

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Final thoughts Many students I’ve met over the years seem to think they need to write about traumatic experiences in order to write a “good” personal statement. I want to clarify why that’s not really true. So why do so many students feel that writing about traumatic experiences is the best way to do this?

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SSA Online College Prep

MAY 3, 2023

I’m writing about this partially as a public service announcement. I know a lot of high school students think, “oh, I’m not gonna do my homework — I’m gonna have ChatGPT do it for me.” Also, if you’re thinking about your essay for college, you’re going to have to write that too, right?

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Admissions Mom

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

❓“How good are my extracurriculars?” Then I receive tons more about how many extracurriculars are necessary and whether a kid’s chances will be hurt because they haven’t performed at Carnegie Hall, been speaking Mandarin since they were five years old, or cured cancer. Let colleges know. SO, WHAT DO COLLEGES REALLY WANT?

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Tex Admissions

MARCH 27, 2022

Many universities have an "Honors College" that houses their best students regardless of their major. UT-Austin instead has ten "honors programs" for students majoring in Liberal Arts, the McCombs Business, the Cockrell School of Engineering, the Moody College of Communication, or the College of Natural Sciences.

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Admissions Mom

MAY 18, 2023

I’m gonna be super real with you — life is feeling just overwhelmingly kind of stressful to me right now (I live in Texas so maybe that will help you understand). I needed time to process the past couple of weeks and the past few months – and to take care of my own mental health. I call it wind. Perfect soil.

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Winning Ivy Prep

JUNE 5, 2020

Wondering how to successfully write UC essays? In this blog post, we’ll go over UC Personal Insight Question s tips and examples that’ll take your essays to the next level. . And what does it look like when you effectively follow these UC essay tips? That means this: Don’t do too much in one short essay.

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College Essay Guy

JANUARY 30, 2023

Once you get into college, essay writing becomes a way of life. It’s only fitting, then, that getting into your dream college often involves writing one or more college essays as part of your application process. And, just as importantly, you need to understand things to avoid in college essays!

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Tex Admissions

MARCH 27, 2022

Computer Science's extremely competitive nature means the essays are especially important. It’s one of the only ways you can distinguish yourself from a crowded applicant pool. Some of my programming friends prefer to work alone, but I do best in groups. I currently serve as project lead.

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Tex Admissions

MARCH 20, 2022

In the Fall 2018 cycle, UT required all students to write an Academics short answer discussing their academic record. You can read more about the old Academics short answer here , and the examples may help answer this new prompt as well. Much of the advice in this post also applies to a potential Essay C. The Whitsundays.,

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Tex Admissions

APRIL 30, 2022

I was elected Mayor for our senior year Government for a Day at City Hall. My friend Jay and I brought a piece of our demolished elementary school playground inside the Mayor’s hall to make a point. UT-Austin requires first-time freshman applicants beginning with Spring/Fall 2021 to submit the following Apply Texas Essay A.

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College Essay Guy

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

This important PDF can help admission officers understand the context of your school community by including information on your curriculum, demographic data, the percentage of students on free and reduced lunch, and much more. Below, we’ll talk through how and why you can (and should) build something similar. recommendation letters)?

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College Essay Guy

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Then this is the blog post for you. My work with students always begins with the ACT English section because it’s the easiest and most predictable place for students to improve their score. HACK #1—SHORTER IS BETTER What makes good writing? As I looked at all the unfamiliar maps and graphs, I felt very confused.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

It can include arts (e.g., Part 1: Introduction The current state of elite college admissions Getting into top colleges is harder today than it’s ever been. . Part 1: Introduction The current state of elite college admissions Getting into top colleges is harder today than it’s ever been. painting), sports (e.g.,

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Tex Admissions

MARCH 24, 2022

All Fall 2022 first-time freshman applicants must write one long Apply Texas Essay A and four UT-Austin-specific short answers concerning your first-choice major, diversity OR leadership, changing the world , and COVID/academic special circumstances. I discuss Leadership short answer tips and approaches more here.

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Tex Admissions

JUNE 13, 2022

I discuss external transferring here. Internal transfers are current students who wish to enroll in another college or school. Internal transferring contrasts slightly with changing majors because a student inside the College of Liberal Arts, for example, may wish to change their major from History to Government.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

MAY 23, 2023

With stories like these and the scary statistic that over 60% of medical school applicants do not matriculate into medical school in any given year , it’s hard not to be anxious about the admissions process and wonder how you’ll ever get into medical school. Struggling to write your med school personal statement? your competition).

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StandOut College Prep

APRIL 2, 2023

You probably know already that applying to college is complicated. On top of the laundry list of Common App questions to answer, you will have to write at least one 650-word essay. But maybe more essays if you’re applying to competitive colleges. The college application is a big deal.

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College Essay Guy

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

You’re applying to college and you want to make sure that your college applications stand out among all of the rest. So, what do colleges look for, and how can you get into a good college, a great college, or even the college of your dreams? Let’s unpack that.

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