Just like other grammatical errors, using the wrong preposition impedes flow in any writing. When you're dealing with readers who are speed-reading, the last thing you want to do is create a pothole that sends them careening off the road.
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Answering Applicant Questions on the Common App, Transfer Application Essays, and More
As with the previous edition of this series, questions and answers have been curated and edited for clarity, albeit with an eye on preserving some of their syntactic flavor.
ChatGPT’s Favorite College Application Essay Clichés… As Told To Me By ChatGPT
I've been preaching against ChatGPT since its hideous prose started showing up in college application essays and I haven't exactly been subtle.
How to Write a Narrative Around the ‘Why Major’ Application Essay
Pick a key moment early in your interest Keep it simple, but demonstrate your interest with details. "When I was 10, my dad took me to watch a launch at Cape Canaveral. Until then, my only interest was in MCU movies and basketball, but when I watched the Space Shuttle soaring into the twilight skies… Continue reading How to Write a Narrative Around the ‘Why Major’ Application Essay
This Is What Age Must Learn About (Personal Essay)
This is what youth must figure out:Girls, love, and living.The having, the not having,The spending and giving,And the melancholy time of not knowing. This is what age must learn about:The ABC of dying.The going, yet not going,The loving and leaving,And the unbearable knowing and knowing. E.B. White I remember what it was like to be… Continue reading This Is What Age Must Learn About (Personal Essay)
College Admissions Consulting Hell: Separating the Mostly-Harmless from the Totally Unqualified
A lot of college applicants place particular value on opinions from college students and graduates who have been admitted to T20 schools: after all, the thinking goes, they must’ve done something right to get in. Unsurprisingly, some T20 college students and recent graduates exploit this notion. A college student or graduate’s success in getting into… Continue reading College Admissions Consulting Hell: Separating the Mostly-Harmless from the Totally Unqualified
The Secret To Writing Any Essay
Photo by Suzy Hazelwood on Pexels.com Every college admissions consultant – professional and otherwise – seems to have a process for getting through college application essays. These processes typically contain a combination of well-worn advice and various steps that include brainstorming (and writing lists or random ideas), writing a shitty draft (I’m not sure if… Continue reading The Secret To Writing Any Essay
Consulting and Price Changes
Effective immediately, I will no longer be doing free consultations. I planned to eventually phase this out, but after a few incidents with clients who requested my services, spent time with me on a free call, agreed to work with me, and then ghosted me, I have decided to implement pricing on any consultation that… Continue reading Consulting and Price Changes
Answering Applicants’ Questions About Identity, Diversity, Writing, and More
A curated collection of my answers to questions from college applicants on the A2C Discord server. Edited for quality and clarity.
The Problem With The Common Application’s 7th Prompt
If you've followed me on the r/ApplyingToCollege subreddit or its Discord server, then you're probably familiar with my lengthy rants advising college applicants to avoid prompt 7 when they write their Common Application Personal Statement (CAPS). Despite my exhortations and pleas, I still receive messages containing either essays or abstract ideas intended for this prompt.… Continue reading The Problem With The Common Application’s 7th Prompt
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