by Craig Heller | Jun 20, 2018 | admission essay help, application essay tutors, applying to college, Common Application Essay Prompts, university admissions essays
Although the 2018-2019 Common Application Essay prompts (https://www.commonapp.org/whats-appening/application-updates/2018-2019-common-application-essay-prompts) are the same as last year’s, I thought it might be helpful to review my assessment of how best to approach...
by Craig Heller | Jun 10, 2018 | admission essay help, application essay tutors, applying to college, college essay tutors
During the ten years I’ve been a college application essay tutor, I have always focused my blogs on practical ways students could improve their essays, and their writing in general. I have written about how to start an essay, end it, deal with the word count, describe...
by Craig Heller | Aug 9, 2017 | admission essay help, application essay tutors, Common Application Essay Prompts, help with the college essay, personal statements
There were several changes to the Common Application essay prompts (www.commonapp.org) this year and I thought it would be helpful to offer a strategy for responding to them. I’ll start with the two new prompts (one is actually a revival of an older prompt),...
by Craig Heller | Jul 31, 2017 | admission essay help, application essay tutors, Uncategorized, Writing the College Application Essay
Finding an uncommon college application essay topic is one of the biggest challenges facing high school seniors applying to college. And understandably so. Most high school seniors have a scope of experiences that is markedly similar. Interactions with family,...
by Craig Heller | Jun 17, 2017 | admission essay help, application essay tutors, help with the college essay, personal statements, Uncategorized, university admissions essays, Writing the College Application Essay
Here are two more guidelines that will help you write the best college application essay you can possibly write. Answer the Prompt While this may seem obvious, many students veer away from fully answering the essay prompt, and wind up hurting their chances for...
by Craig Heller | Jun 15, 2017 | admission essay help, application essay tutors, college applications, college essay tutors, help with the college essay, Uncategorized, Writing the College Application Essay
Last year, I did a series of blogs called, “Twenty Five Ways to Make Your College Application Essay the Best Writing You’ve Ever Done.” The blogs included conceptual guidelines for writing an effective essay, as well as many technical writing tips. Longish title...
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