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 And should I?”

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

MAY 8, 2023

Although many applicants understandably agonize over how to get in, we’ve created this useful guide to help you put your best foot forward as you begin work on your UCSF Medical School application. Your guide is on its way. Your guide is on its way. You can also learn more about our 1-on-1 medical school admissions support here.

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College Essay Guy

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

This guide will help you uplevel your ability to advocate for your students via an essential but sometimes overlooked document: your school profile. Does your school use unconventional names to describe core academic subjects (English, math, social studies, science and/or language)? Because it’s submitted for ALL of your students.

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Admissions Madness

JUNE 18, 2022

Many institutions openly concede that interviews are rarely the decisive factor for a candidate, usually couched in the language of “don’t worry so much about it, anxious applicant.” College interviewers occupy a position of power over the interviewee whether they’re conscious of it or not.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

JUNE 9, 2023

A step-by-step guide to conquering all UC personal insight questions, with an example of each (Note: This article can also be found in our free, 110-page comprehensive guide to writing every college essay, How to Get Into America’s Elite Colleges: The Ultimate Guide. Your guide is on its way. Your guide is on its way.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

JANUARY 2, 2024

Enter your name and email for high-yield admissions strategies we use to get students into T-14 programs First Name Last Name Email Address SEND ME THE GUIDE 100% privacy. Your guide is on its way. Consider joining a debate club or a language meetup in your area. Optional: law school diversity statement.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

APRIL 28, 2023

If you haven’t worked through our step-by-step guide to writing your Common App Essay or viewed our college essay examples , go do that now, and you’ll be well prepared for your supplemental essays shortly. Your guide is on its way. Our mock trial champion from our Common App personal essay guide, Anita, was admitted to Yale.

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College Essay Guy

OCTOBER 30, 2023

So, we built this guide. Make sure to communicate your project using digestible language! Demonstrate skills and values Be sure to use language that helps your reader to see how you both pursued and developed/strengthened your skills and values. How do you describe research to colleges? an opportunity for the WHAT).

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

We wrote this guide to cover every important aspect of the Work and Activities section, including a proven framework to write each entry and Most Meaningful description, as well as to provide numerous examples. Your guide is on its way. Your guide is on its way. Over 90% of our students get into med school—the first time.

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College Essay Guy

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

But the main point of this guide is to tell you: YOU DON’T HAVE TO WRITE ABOUT TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCES TO WRITE A GREAT PERSONAL STATEMENT. In this guide, I’ll walk you through four essays that do NOT feature traumatic experiences… yet still helped the authors get into great universities. Finally, we had the time to do it.”

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College Essay Guy

JANUARY 23, 2023

It’s especially figurative language: metaphor, simile, hyperbole, personification, alliteration, and more. It’s the King’s English and whatever is considered “standard” language at the moment while also your own idiosyncratic diction, dialect, It’s dialect, familect , any-lect. It’s word length. It’s showing words versus telling words.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

APRIL 21, 2023

It’s also where you’ll encounter “The Common App Essay,” otherwise known as your personal statement (PS), which is what this guide will focus on. Throughout this guide, "Common App Essay," "Common App personal statement," and "personal statement" are used interchangeably. Why does the Common App Essay—and other college essays—matter?

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Tex Admissions

MARCH 28, 2022

Many students will feel compelled to make mountains out of molehills, and those who experienced significant trauma or hardship may either be reluctant to share their experiences or lack the language and writing ability to do so. Visualize your dream life I have used the language “dream life” rather than “dream job” here.

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Great College Advice

JULY 26, 2023

The college has become so expensive–especially at Ivy League institutions–that families are more conscious of the “return on investment”: what will be the short and long-term economic payoff of earning this degree? The educational priorities of the American public have shifted. There are a lot of reasons for the shift.

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Tex Admissions

DECEMBER 1, 2023

You can visit my comprehensive UT external transfer admissions guide here. Word economy and information density guide the transfer statement of purpose approach. Our group guide, Alexander Roland, informed us about a Dinner Etiquette offered by Career Services, so I attended. Each of these applicants gained admission.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

In this guide, we’ll show you exactly how to make that happen, from understanding why medical schools interview you to sending follow-up thank you letters, and everything in between. Get our free guide to help you with every step: Get Into Medical School: 6 Practical Lessons to Stand Out and Earn Your White Coat. Send me the guide.

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College Essay Guy

MARCH 13, 2023

In this guide, we’ll discuss what a statement of purpose is and the content and structural options that go into crafting a strong statement of purpose (often referred to as an SoP). Mama initiated my interest in languages as she had been educated at Universidad de Chile, and understood the value of global education.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

JULY 6, 2023

A complete list of med school secondary prompts to help you get ahead and stay organized during your admissions process (Note: We recommend using this resource alongside our free, 102-page comprehensive guide to medical school applications, Get Into Medical School: 6 Practical Lessons to Stand Out and Earn Your White Coat.) Please explain.

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Tex Admissions

APRIL 30, 2022

Although it’s a familiar language that I’ve heard countless times back home, somehow even here it sounded unfamiliar. We served the Raglai, an indigenous minority marginalized because of their different language, lack of education, and lingering discrimination. The sun felt on top of us. Even the humidity felt foreign. Chess Ne8!!,

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