A stronger college application starts with a clear strategy.
Thoughtful guidance for personal statements, supplemental essays, activities and the application as a whole, while keeping the student’s voice at the center.
Blog
Thoughtful guidance for personal statements, supplemental essays, activities and the application as a whole, while keeping the student’s voice at the center.
If you can replace one college’s name with another and the essay still works, it probably is not specific enough. A strong “Why Us?” essay explains why this school makes sense for this student.
You do not have 650 words to explain your entire life. You have 650 words to help an admissions reader understand something meaningful about you.
The activities section is not a place to stack titles. It is a chance to show what a student actually did, what mattered, and where they chose to spend their time.