College Essay Guy

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Applying to college can be nerve wracking, especially for students who want to study business and are unsure about the subfields and specializations within it. While business is a versatile field, it just might be the right one for you. Which classes should you be taking? What’s the key to building up your resume?

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College in 321

APRIL 5, 2022

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College Essay Guy

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

TABLE OF CONTENTS (click to skip ahead) What’s the difference between college vs university? What is a college? What is a liberal arts college? What is a community college? What is a technical or vocational college? What is a university? So, what is college?

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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. Taking on loans is one of the most consequential decisions you will ever make, which is especially difficult since you will be only 17 or 18 years old.

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College Essay Guy

JANUARY 3, 2024

By Amanda Miller Author of Paying for College in Four Steps “Finding money to help pay for college is hard.” But it’s not too bad when you break it down. It’s the most straightforward and condensed paying-for-college resource anyone’s ever made. Feel free to let me know if you find a better one. Not really.

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Tex Admissions

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Note: this post is for External Transfers who are not UT students. 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. Many transfer students are nontraditional.

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College Essay Guy

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

In late June, the Supreme Court banned affirmative action as it relates to college admission (also known as race-conscious admission policies), leaving many students wondering… “Can I talk about race in my personal statement and college application?” Yes, you definitely can (see rest of blog for more). “.And

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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 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. Diversity is not just about race. FAQ: Do I have to write this essay? Let’s dive in. In short, no.

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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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EAB

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Blogs 30 Student Success Priorities for the 2020s All my attention over the last two years has been spent studying the future of students and student success as we emerge from the pandemic. What I learned suggests that an evolution is already underway, and their insights could serve as a roadmap for other schools to follow.

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Tex Admissions

DECEMBER 10, 2022

It floored me when I read The Atlantic declaring The End of High School English and that The College Essay Is Dead. At the same time, Stephen Marche forecasts in the latter that the "entire tradition [of undergraduate essays] is about to be disrupted from the ground up." I wanted to run into the common's area and scream, "It's here!

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EAB

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Blogs 30 Student Success Priorities for the 2020s All my attention over the last two years has been spent studying the future of students and student success as we emerge from the pandemic. What I learned suggests that an evolution is already underway, and their insights could serve as a roadmap for other schools to follow.

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Tex Admissions

MARCH 20, 2022

You can read more about the old Academics short answer here , and the examples may help answer this new prompt as well. You can read more about the old Academics short answer here , and the examples may help answer this new prompt as well. The Whitsundays., Queensland, Australia.

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Tex Admissions

JUNE 13, 2022

Doubtful Sound, New Zealand There are two kinds of transfers: external and internal. External transfers begin their studies at one university and wish to move to another, like at Texas A&M, and want to move to Austin. I discuss external transferring here. This is different from appealing discussed here.

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Tex Admissions

MARCH 26, 2022

I share everything I know about regular and honors McCombs admissions here. Below, I provide eight McCombs applicant first-choice major required short answer responses with commentary to give you an idea of possible ways to answer the prompt and showcase your fit for Business. Applying to Canfield Business Honors Program?

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Tex Admissions

MARCH 24, 2022

“Describe how your experiences, perspectives, talents, and/or your involvement in leadership activities (at your school, job, community, or within your family) will help you to make an impact both in and out of the classroom while enrolled at UT.” I discuss Leadership short answer tips and approaches more here.

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Tex Admissions

MARCH 28, 2022

Let me tell you how I really feel because somebodies got to do it, and I know thousands of people and educators will share my frustrations. One of the many ways that college admissions is rife with uncertainty, doubt, and anxiety is a direct result of inconsistent admissions policies and arbitrary changes.

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