Essay Hell

JULY 10, 2020

A Great Essay Topic? Anything But the Coronavirus! When counseling students on finding great topics for their college application essays, I often direct them to explore problems they have faced in their lives. Problems provide the perfect springboard for writing a compelling personal statement. (Problems = challenge, obstacle, mistake, flaw, phobia, conflict, change, etc.

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Parry College Counseling: College Admissions Blog

JULY 6, 2020

I am excited to share the admission results for my incredible class of 2020 students! Though the first months (or more) of their college experiences will be different than they imagined, I am so proud of their hard work and hopeful that they will have the opportunities to thrive once we get this virus under control! Students will be enrolling at the following colleges: Tufts University.

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Essay Hell

JULY 5, 2020

FREE Summer Essay Writing Webinars! First one: Wednesday, July 8! I know this is a hard time for many students and families. To do my small part to try to ease the financial strain due to the current pandemic, I will be offering FREE webinars this summer to help students get a head start on their college application essays. The first one will be Wednesday, July 8, at 3 p.m. via Zoom meetings. .

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