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Both Julie and I have spent hours on end reading college applications, and in particular, reading personal statements that students have painstakingly put together. Some college essays have blown us away as they showcase a depth of self-reflection and the ease of story telling. Other statements may be less well crafted, but still speak to
Students begin to prepare for college applications long before becoming juniors and seniors. In fact, students, or perhaps more accurately their parents, have been thinking about the process for years. When parents first approach us, the question is almost always the same: what can my child do to give them their best chance at going
Summer break is just a couple of weeks away, with a new group of students as rising seniors, poised to tackle college applications head-on. The moment this happens, students begin to hear choruses of “where do you want to go to college next year?” But please remember: most students will not, and should not, have
