by Craig Heller | Aug 15, 2017 | admission essay help, Common Application Essay Prompts, help with the college essay, Writing the College Application Essay
Along with number six, the other new Common Application essay prompt for 2017 (https://www.commonapp.org/whats-appening/application-updates/common-application-announces-2017-2018-essay-prompts) is number seven, “Share an essay on any topic of your choice. It can be...
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 12, 2017 | college applications, help with the college essay, personal statements, Uncategorized, university admissions essays, Writing the College Application Essay
Most college application essay prompts ask students to reveal, in one way or another, who they are and what is important to them. Yet “knowing yourself” (http://www.prolificliving.com/the-greatest-discovery-of-all-getting-to-know-yourself/) is not that easy,...
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...
by Craig Heller | May 30, 2017 | admission essay help, application essay tutors, help with the college essay, personal statements, Writing the College Application Essay
Writing the college application essay is a family endeavor. Of course, this doesn’t mean that parents should actually write the essay, that job belongs solely to the student. But parents are part of the process and can help tremendously. Writing college application...
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