June 18, 2012

At this point, many of you have started to write, or started to start, or are thinking about starting to start, your college application essay.

September 15, 2011. Talked about the essay with the college counselor at SoLa Beach. He gave me some brainstorming techniques like, to think about a

September 16, 2011 I hate my topic! Teaching a kid how to dive? It’s pathetic. Who cares? What does it say about me? I have

September 22, 2011 Got a new topic for my college essay. Drumroll…. B-d-d-d-d-d-d! I’m going to write about last summer when I decided I would

October 4, 2011- Morning Got up early in a panic today, cannot believe I’m so behind on my essay. First the SAT’s (I did better!),

October 16, 2011 Finished my essay about two days ago, then let it “cook.” Didn’t read it, tried not to think about it although it

October 25, 2011 Common Application just about complete, essays totally under control. Except… Many of the schools I’m applying to want supplemental essays. More writing,

November 10, 2011 Still working on my essays. Couple more to go but you know what they say, the last ones are the hardest. (Do

First things first… There is nothing wrong with using an essay you wrote for one school and revising it to fit another school’s prompt. It’s