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Starting Your College Essay: Top Tips

Top Tier Admissions

For students, and even for professional writers, the idea of diving into a new essay or piece of writing can be even more overwhelming. Below, we’ve sketched out a few of our best tips to help you plan out your essays. DIVE CONFIDENTLY INTO THE WRITING PROCESS Take a look at your activities.

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Springing Ahead: How to Make the Most of Your Spring Break

Berkeley² Academy

Volunteering Another great use of your Spring Break is seeking service experiences that you’re passionate about that will help you stand out from other applicants! Shadowing – reach out to businesses and/or individuals in careers related to your academic or intellectual passions. of unstructured and uninterrupted “free” time.

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How to Get into Brown University

The Koppelman Group

Brown University is the seventh-oldest institution of higher education in the United States… It is actually older than the US. Like you can’t magically become a legacy or (probably) choose what state you live in. Don’t freak out if your school doesn’t rank its students. Ideally, your essay should do a couple of things.

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Can ChatGPT Write Your College Application Essay?

Essay Hell

When I first heard about ChatGPT, and how this new artificial intelligence bot could write academic essays for students–and their teachers couldn’t tell the difference–I thought, “Ugh oh, looks like no one is going to need my services anymore” for help writing their college application essays.

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Summer Before Senior Year To-Do List

Revolution Tutors

Touring schools helps the applicant figure out what they like and don’t like in a school. Read this post on the ins and outs of the college tour. Get Started On Your Essays Even if the essay prompts are not released yet, getting started on your essays over the summer will save a lot of time in the fall.

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2023 College Application Openings

Solomon Admissions

The college application season (September-January) can be a stressful time as seniors are juggling classes, essay writing, testing, and asking for recommendation letters. Some schools, like , Indiana State University , even open as early as June. Share an essay on any topic of your choice. Why does it captivate you?

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How to Transfer to Colgate University

The Koppelman Group

Located in Hamilton, New York, Colgate University is a small, private liberal arts college that’s considered both a Hidden and a Little Ivy. And yes, it’s named after the toothpaste Colgate. Colgate is hard to get into, period. Remember, you’re filling in the spots of students who have left Colgate, and most don’t.