REVISED 08.17.2022. Most students are taught how to write persuasive essays, and analytical papers. Very rarely are you taught how to write something autobiographical, which is what a college essay is all about. Writing an essay that can be digested by a reader moving through your file in 1-3 minutes? None of y’all learn this. […]
Every year, clever seniors, already admitted to a college or university, think that they have the game beat. They are, momentarily, immortal and untouchable. Please allow us to strip your waxen wings before the colleges that have just admitted you melt them for you. Avoid these pitfalls because the colleges that admitted you take action that can […]
If you start by looking for colleges, you’re putting the cart ahead of the horse. The first thing you should start to think about, is: What do I want to do/be when I leave school(s)? Most of us, no matter how much education we get, end up falling into careers of the people around us, […]
Education is your one hope to be relevant, happy, and prosperous in a world where humans, from ditch digger to doctor, are becoming irrelevant. All jobs have a 30% to 70%+ vulnerability to being ended by software or robotics that can replace you, as The Economist pointed out in 2018. You will be graduating college […]
There is a mission-critical thing that students and parents considering a music track at either colleges or conservatories MUST do if you want to gain admission: Take a lesson with a professor at the school(s) of choice a year or more BEFORE you apply and audition when you are ready to do that. Read on […]
No more ACT or SAT writing? Most colleges and universities are cutting it out. Good news? Maybe, maybe not. College admissions essays are becoming more important not only for them to know you, but as to how they judge your ability to write. For a growing number of schools, they’re not just a profile of who […]
When you visit colleges, the info session and tour are very pivotal points in your understanding of the college. What they show you, and what they don’t, is hugely important. If you bought a car, you’d “kick the tires” to see if it was a good buy. We do far less shopping for one of […]
Every year the Florida public universities get inundated with applications. So they have a special deal: PRIORITY ADMISSIONS. PRIORITY ADMISSIONS DEADLINE: FSU: OCT. 19th. Other Florida Public Universities is NOV. 1st. This is NOT early decision, or early action. There is nothing binding about getting your application in. It just allows them to process a […]
March is a busy month, but it’s also the time that Sophomores, and Juniors, at least those who have yet to do it, should start putting together the “long list” of colleges, or art specific schools and conservatories that might end up on the short list in their Junior year. Most of you will start […]
We have read a handful of really great essays thus far in the 2016 college admissions batch. SO, if you have your essay in ANY state, from finished to just a rough idea in your head, why not take advantage of an emeritus member of the American Society of Magazine Editors who can help you think […]