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I applied, now what? 2024 Edition 🙂
Every year, after the November 1 deadline, many students are done applying, and many are still hitting SUBMIT through January 1 & beyond. Wherever you fall in that mix, you want to start thinking about post-application strategies. My article last year is still...
How to Craft Spectacular Supplements!
As students start finishing their activity lists & main essays, they move to supplements! Those are the extra questions SOME but not ALL colleges add to the mix. While the questions don't change MUCH year to year, we continue to see more questions related to...
Common App Launch Day! Class of 2025 Tips
Class of 2025...the Common App is ready for YOU! This is an exciting day and the beginning of a new chapter for students applying to college. I realize it also comes with some stress, so here are some of my tips for navigating the Common App. Account Rollover - If you...
What’s New with Common App: 2024-25 updates
Every year, I look forward to this counselor webinar, especially because I want to identify any changes to the writing portions of the Common App so my students can start early. Here are the writing headlines this year for the Class of 2025: Main Essay - No change to...
Intel on Why AI-Generated Essays are a Bad Idea
Recently, I wrote about my conversation with Benjamin Lira, a University of Pennsylvania Doctoral Student & Researcher on the potential use of AI in college admission review. I first met Lira on a counselor webinar also featuring the Common App President/CEO,...
AI and College Admissions – Why I Jumped to Volunteer to Read 110 Essays
When I heard that AI was a possible tool in evaluating college applications, I had to know more. On a Common App Counselors Webinar discussing this topic, I met Benjamin Lira, Lead Author in a recently published research study, "Using artificial intelligence to assess...