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Essay Test: "Poetry Is An Echo Asking A Shadow To Dance"
The following poem was submitted in place of an essay to one of the most selective universities in the US.*********************************************************************************Elizabeth I in...
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Essay Test: Will The Force Be With You?
The following admission essay was submitted to highly selective universities.*******************************************************************************************A small, far away planet glistens...
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How to get the most out of your undergraduate education and how to prepare...
I was asked to answer the following questions on the website Zhihu.com. While both questions address a specific group of student I hope the answers will apply to a broader range of students both...
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Should You Apply To An Ivy? Who says so and Why?
Is it even worth it to apply to an Ivy League with a 4.0 GPA, but low ACT score?I have a 4.0 GPA and I have a lot of extracurriculars, along with being on the student council, National Honor Society,...
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2016 Admission Overview (and A Few 2017 Predictions Too)
Overview of 2016 application seasonWhat follows is an edited text of a Webinar that I participated in on the social media site WeChat, Most of the data and advice applies to all students, but my talk...
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College: Salvation, Sprints, and Stats: Can You Keep Up?
“’It didn’t prepare me at all for the real world,’ Jessica said somewhat abruptly”. This sentence begins Jessica’s description of her experience at one of the US News top 10 national liberal arts...
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Essay Test, Ethics Test: Transfer Student and Georgetown
A student applying to transfer submitted the following essays to Georgetown University.Please provide a statement that addresses your reasons for transferring and the objectives you hope to achieve....
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Is Smartness Overrated in College and in Admission?
I guess I’m not. Smart enough, that is. At the very least, I don’t get it. I can’t understand how a man with so many years in education thinks that colleges that try to enroll smart students are doing...
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The College Essay Guy: The Book, The Interview, The Stories Inside
His fans write wonderful things about him and, given what I know, I think all of them are true. Ethan Sawyer’s a rock star even though you won’t find his songs on iTunes or Spotify. His work is,...
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Plagiarizing an admission essay to an Ivy: what should you do?
I found out someone had plagiarized my college essay to get into an Ivy League school. The girl has already graduated. How should I react to this?A long time ago I sent my college essays to a relative...
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Essay Test: Garbagewoman and Art, Truth and Beauty
The following two admission essays were submitted to highly selective colleges and universities.***************************************************************Some students have a background, identity,...
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Essay Test: Why U Penn? And How Does One Demonstrate Concern For Others?
The following essay was submitted to the University of Pennsylvania admission office in response to the application question.: Why...
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Interview: BEI to AEI--How To Get From There To Here
One of my favorite phrases, the geography of the imagination, first coined by Guy Davenport, defines the way certain people approach the world. It is not simply that they have been to many places and...
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Global Citizen Test: Case Study for Those Who Want To Pass
Most of us have dreams, but they often end up being airy nothings that float away from our minds and bodies. It takes effort and it takes a willingness to go places mentally and physically that will...
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The Next Big Market for Students: Data, Surveys and Predictions
The education landscape around the world has changed more dramatically in the last several years than at any time in history. Those who wish to keep up need to monitor trends and issues that will...
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What do you wish you did or knew in college/university?
Each year at this time there are articles that come out about what students who are about to start college need to know in order to help them navigate the newest life adventure. This list is perhaps...
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Essay Test: The Art of Science--Superman, Solitude, and Salt
Some students have a background, identity, interest, or talent that is so meaningful they believe their application would be incomplete without it. If this sounds like you, then please share your...
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We Are Our Stories
If you could choose, what would be the plot of the movie of your life? A Marvel Comic inspired semi-epic? Probably not. A laugh a minute Shakespearean comedy of errors? Not likely. Jane’s words would...
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Highly Selective Admission: Does Art Imitate Life?
Does the movie "Admission" depict the admission process at American colleges/universities correctly?*****************************************************************I was asked to answer this question...
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