by Amy Smith | Nov 4, 2024 | College Admissions, College Essays, College Students
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...
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 | 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 | Nov 3, 2023 | College Admissions, College Essays, College Students, Common App
Happy “November 1st is in the rearview mirror”! It isn’t a holiday but should be! We don’t have the data yet on this year, but last year, Forbes magazine reported that more than 2.8 million applications were submitted by November 1! It’s...
by Amy Smith | Feb 28, 2023 | College Admissions, College Essays, College Students, Common App
High school juniors, guess what? The Common App just announced the main essay prompts, and they are STAYING THE SAME as last year! These are just IDEAS to spark your #1 headline. Your main essay (up to 650 words) should be the biggest story about YOU! So use these...
by Amy Smith | Feb 15, 2021 | College Recruiting, College Students
I’m a big believer in two things. It’s so important to TEACH what we know to help others, which I am truly blessed to do every single day! And, we can’t EVER stop learning. If we don’t get a little uncomfortable sometimes when learning something new, we’ll NEVER...
