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Using Your 529 Plan to Pay for College Coaching and College Prep

University Gurus

Navigating the college admissions journey can be overwhelming, but your 529 education savings plan can do more than just cover tuition. At Kate Stone College Consulting , we help families use their 529 funds to invest in expert college prep and admissions coaching. How can Kate Stone College Consulting help?

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College Admissions Podcasts Provide Useful Information and Advice

Discovery College Consulting

High school students and parents are often bombarded by well-meaning friends and relatives who think they know it all when it comes to college admissions, the college search process, college applications, essay writing, and more. But truly great advice comes from experts.

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‘Valedictorians at the Gate:’ How to Write a Winning Personal Essay

Grown & Flown

The essay isn’t going to be original if millions of young people could write the same essay. Write an essay only you can write. In essay-writing presentations (which were rare), I led students in the following exercise. Imagine all the essays from your school have been taped to a wall.

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How to Develop a College Essay Writing Timeline

Princeton College Consulting

No matter what, remember to proofread all your essays one final time before hitting submit and then celebrate! At its worst, the essay writing process can cause an inordinate amount of stress, anxiety, and frustration. Yes, those are real questions that help determine who is the right fit for them.

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Why Your Freshman Should Practice Essay Writing

Princeton College Consulting

Practicing the art of writing as early as possible gives time to teach the student to dig deeply into their learnings and articulate and form concrete opinions. Ultimately essay writing builds skills which are applicable for the rest of your child’s life. It will help them be more verbal, thoughtful, articulate, and analytical.

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Common Application Essay Prompts 2019 - 2020

Princeton College Consulting

With Common App essay prompts remaining unchanged from last year, there is a big opportunity for students to get started early. At Princeton College Consulting, our students start working on completing their college applications during the second semester of their Junior year.

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The Top Tier Admissions Story

Top Tier Admissions

When Business Week featured Michele as the cover story (“ I Can Get your Kid into an Ivy ”) she was back in the news, speaking on talk shows and to national publications about selective college admissions. At that time, she was not only the most well-known, but also the most exclusive college consultant in the burgeoning industry.