College Essay Guy

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Because MIT is consistently one of the most selective colleges in the world, to get into MIT you’ll need near perfect grades and SAT or ACT scores, strong extracurricular activity involvement demonstrating things like commitment to community and leadership, and essays that help you to stand out from other applicants.

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College Essay Guy

FEBRUARY 11, 2023

Want to be a Bruin? You’re in good company if you want to know how to get into UCLA. The application process for UCLA is managed solely by the UC Application Portal. Fortunately, you can use one application for nine campuses. This article will step you through the most important things to keep in mind when applying to UCLA.

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College Essay Guy

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

What kind of students get into Harvard? The standardized test scores, like SAT and ACT, and grade point average of admittees are in the highest percentiles. The standardized test scores, like SAT and ACT, and grade point average of admittees are in the highest percentiles. Sound like you? 3.99 = 18.02% 3.50-3.74

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College Essay Guy

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

What kind of students get into Harvard? The standardized test scores, like SAT and ACT, and grade point average of admittees are in the highest percentiles. The standardized test scores, like SAT and ACT, and grade point average of admittees are in the highest percentiles. Sound like you? 3.99 = 18.02% 3.50-3.74

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College Essay Guy

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

students and families (understandably) often ask us what colleges are looking for in students they admit and how to maximize their chances of standing out in selective college admissions. What exactly matters to colleges the most? TABLE OF CONTENTS (click to skip ahead) What do colleges look for in a student?

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College Essay Guy

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

As someone whose been tutoring the SAT for almost 20 years, I can say that A) each tutoring plan is unique to each student, and B) all tutoring plans have some common features. But what those common features should be, and how and why to individualize them, can feel a little nebulous. But first … SELF-STUDY BEGINS WITH. let’s face it.

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the college spy

SEPTEMBER 13, 2020

Although filling out one application streamlines the process of applying to college, the Common Application includes many sections and takes most applicants hours to complete. The Common Application is a single application that students can use to apply to over 900 colleges and universities.

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Admissions Mom

JUNE 22, 2023

Please note that my views about what to do when and what I emphasize might be different from the advice you hear from other sources or even other students, counselors, or consultants. My philosophy is that it’s good to hear different thoughts and ideas, and then you can make decisions about what works best for you. Don’t panic.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

APRIL 21, 2023

What are these mystical college essays, anyway? If you’re a student, you might be reviewing rumors and horror stories about that classmate of yours with perfect grades and a 1500 SAT score who somehow got rejected from every Ivy League school. Why does the Common App Essay—and other college essays—matter? There’s good news, though.

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Great College Advice

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

They want to actively pursue accommodations at the college level, and they may view disclosing their learning difference as an opportunity to provide an explanation of something unusual on their transcripts. Or maybe they believe that because they have entered the college arena they need to be completely independent.

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College Essay Guy

MARCH 14, 2024

TABLE OF CONTENTS (click to skip ahead) What are law schools looking for? TABLE OF CONTENTS (click to skip ahead) What are law schools looking for? Law school personal statement analysis by CEG Law School Admissions Specialist Amy Stein. Let’s dive in.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Teachers and guidance counselors often propagate this idea by telling students that elite colleges will not accept them if they receive B’s, attain less-than-stellar test scores, or do not participate in every extracurricular activity offered by their school and prestigious summer programs. It can include arts (e.g., painting), sports (e.g.,

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Tex Admissions

APRIL 28, 2022

What’s yours? What unique opportunities or challenges have you experienced throughout your high school career that have shaped who you are today? Complete my questionnaire for a free consultation. Update: Check out these thirteen Essay A Tell Us Your Story examples from Fall 2020 applicants. Everyone has a story.

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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). TABLE OF CONTENTS (click to skip ahead) What is a statement of purpose for grad school? Christine Rose Kathy Liu Kristin Joy Carlos A.

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Winning Ivy Prep

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Campaigning and standing up for what you believe in (going to Black Lives Matter protests, organizing mask drives during coronavirus). Here are 20 UC essay examples (also called UC Personal Insight Essay Examples ) from students of ours that have been accepted to at least UCLA or UC Berkeley. Personal Insight Prompt 1 Pro-tip.

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