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What is the New Digital SAT?

What is the New Digital SAT?

by Tony T. If you are a current sophomore student in high...

Must Know – SAT/ACT for admissions 2023-2024?

Must Know – SAT/ACT for admissions 2023-2024?

by Tony T. After 3 years of unstable testing registration and proctored test chaos, College Board and its managed SAT...

What should a Junior do in March 2023 for Upcoming College Applications?

What should a Junior do in March 2023 for Upcoming College Applications?

by Tony T. With several months to go for...

DECA – A Great Extra-Curricular Activity

DECA – A Great Extra-Curricular Activity

Confident hispanic businesswoman standing in office with colleagues in background DECA, also known as the Distributive Education Clubs of America,...

College Essays Blog

It’s All About the Hook

It’s All About the Hook

by Nick L. As the school year ends and you begin thinking about your college essays, it can be tempting...

Showing Change in a College Essay

Showing Change in a College Essay

by Michelle An ugly duckling turns into a swan. An acorn becomes a beautiful oak tree.  A timid fish becomes...

5 Tips for Overcoming Writer’s Block

5 Tips for Overcoming Writer’s Block

by Nick L. Writer’s block. These two words have plagued writers ever since ancient Mesopotamians began scrawling ideas into clay...

Don’t Miss these 3 Details in Your College Essays!

Don’t Miss these 3 Details in Your College Essays!

by Michelle After days of typing and staring blankly at a computer screen, you’ve managed to complete a first draft...

How to Write About a Community

How to Write About a Community

by Michelle One popular prompt that pops up often for college essays would be a question like ‘Describe a community...

“It” is a Problem in Your Writing

“It” is a Problem in Your Writing

by Albert L. It. No, I’m not talking about the killer clown that preys on your deepest fears. However, overreliance...