by Kendell Godina, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, '22
High school could not have prepared me for college admissions. I did not consider going to college until my junior year of high school. After taking the SAT, I started to get mail from different schools that were offering me discounted applications. I had gone on so...
by Dallas Simms, The University of Virginia , '17
We are all too familiar with that blinking cursor in an empty word document. There is honestly not a worst sight in the world. The blinking is almost mocking you-a constant reminder that you are devoid of any intelligent or creative ideas. Ideas. So much of college is...
by Dallas Simms, The University of Virginia , '17
Passion. I remember looking online for advice about college admission essays and seeing the word “passion”. All the articles I read warned me not to write about the death of a loved one, an injury that I had overcome, or what it meant to be captain of the...
by Madison Zollner, Missouri University of Science and Technology , '15
Looking back a year ago, I was one big stressed out mess – so I understand what you guys are going through. Essay after essay, resume after resume, research after research, while still having homework and work and a social life!?! What gives? Oh the joys of being a...
by Abigail Macias, Dartmouth College
Happy New Year! I hope you were all able to celebrate the holidays with your loved ones and are ready to tackle on the second phase of the college admission process: acceptance letters. Some people consider this part even more nerve-racking than writing a good essay,...
