by Amy Smith | Sep 26, 2024 | College Admissions, College Essays, College Students, Common App
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...
by Amy Smith | Aug 1, 2024 | College Admissions, College Essays, Common App
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...
by Amy Smith | Jun 2, 2024 | College Admissions, College Essays, College Students, Common App, Reporting Activities
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...
by Amy Smith | Mar 11, 2024 | Artificial Intelligence, College Admissions, College Essays, Common App
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,...
by Amy Smith | Mar 5, 2024 | Artificial Intelligence, College Admissions, College 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...
by Amy Smith | Jan 30, 2024 | College Admissions
Let’s talk deferrals. While it’s not the BEST news, it’s also not the worst. It means MAYBE, not yet, let me see. Remember that colleges are all about yield protection – they want to say yes to students who will also say yes to them. It’s...
