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 | 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...
by Craig Heller | May 11, 2017 | admission essay help, application essay tutors, applying to college, college essay tutors, help with the college essay, Uncategorized, Writing the College Application Essay
#BlackLivesMatter One Hundred Times For many years, one of Stanford University’s (www.Stanford.edu) college application essay prompts has been, “What matters to you, and why?” It’s a wonderful essay topic and has often been answered with passion and creativity....
by Craig Heller | Sep 17, 2016 | admission essay help, application essay tutors, applying to college, Best Writing You've Ever Done, college applications, college essay tutors, essays, Tips, Tricks and Tools., Writing the College Application Essay
Choosing the best college application essay format As you write your college application essay, pay attention to formatting! Don’t forget: your audience is human! So, use specific techniques like using short paragraphs and making your essay look inviting to keep your...
by Craig Heller | Sep 2, 2016 | admission essay help, college essay tutors, essays, help with the college essay, personal statements, Tips, Tricks and Tools., Writing the College Application Essay
A GREAT IDEA FOR AN ESSAY, OR IS IT? Cyrus had a great idea for his college application essay. In answer to Common App Essay Prompt #4 – about an intellectual challenge he’d like to solve – he would write a question mark. That’s it, one giant question mark. For the...
by Craig Heller | Aug 2, 2016 | college essay tutors, essays, Great moments in College Application History, personal statements, Tips, Tricks and Tools., Uncategorized
Roger’s parents were determined he would write a college application essay that stood out. So they got him essay tutors, sent him to essay workshops, could not get through a family meal without peppering Roger with suggestions for his essay topic. But one day, Roger...
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