College Applications
(an excerpt from Mosaic College Prep’s Essay Writing Workbook, written by Julie Fulton): You’ve sat for four-hour standardized tests, played trumpet in the band and diligently turned in every lab report. You’ve proven your ability to juggle all the demands of high school. Why now do you have to write a personal essay? (Or three?
Did you thrive at a high school that promoted group work, experiential learning and student involvement in curricular decisions? Or did you attend a more traditional high school and wish you had more flexibility in what you studied? Or perhaps you happily attend a more traditional high school but now want more self-directed learning opportunities?
Anyone who works in college counseling has gotten a question about what “looks good” on college applications; if my child takes up fencing at twelve or gives up piano for the oboe would it make them stand out to selective colleges? When I am asked, I usually respond with “it’s possible, but if it didn’t
