Tag: Application Essays
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Timeless Tips For College Application Essay Writing
Many applicants lose sight of the basics when drafting admissions essays. This essential advice from English author Evelyn Waugh’s letter to American author Thomas Merton on Aug. 13, 1948, as quoted in Mary Frances Coady’s “Merton and Waugh: A Monk, a Crusty Old Man & The Seven Storey Mountain” (2015), and reported in the Wall…
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Admissions Secret: Character Counts
Case Study: Two similarly qualified students applied to a well-regarded college. Both applications were solid, but neither was extraordinary. Both candidates were “qualified.” Now, check out the application essays. Candidate #1 took a self-confident approach and modestly boasted about this academic and extra-curricular achievements. He wrote that he was proud to have “taken advantage” of…
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College Admission Essays: Think Like A Marketer
Looking to craft a college application essay and hitting a mental road block? Put on your marketing hat and think “Snap, Crackle and Pop” Ask yourself the following question: Why do millions of consumers pay a premium price for Rice Krispies instead of a similar, but less-expensive, crisped rice cereal? It’s simple! Savvy marketers at…
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College Admissions: What's Most Important?
College Admissions officers try to build a diverse and balanced class of motivated, involved, and qualified students with genuine interests, impressive achievements, interesting talents & experiences, good character and real personalities – with the potential to “fit in” and be an asset to the school. Passion, intellectual curiosity, maturity, leadership, commitment and energy are particularly…