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March 11, 2014 in Weekly College Application Tips tagged college application essays / heca / ieca / LAUSD / Los Angeles / personal statements / San Jose / WACAC by Rebecca

2013-2014 New Bard Entrance Examination About the Entrance Examination The Bard Entrance Examination is an online essay test open to high school juniors and seniors. Completion of the test is equivalent to an application for admission. Candidates who score B+ or higher will receive an offer of admission. The deadline […]

2013-2014 New Bard Entrance Examination

October 11, 2013 in Weekly College Application Tips tagged all college application essays / bard / college application essays by Rebecca

Less Is Not More: 15 Tips for Using #CA4 Writing Supplements to Strengthen Your College Applications Embrace Writing Supplements. Most selective colleges using the Common Application have individual Writing Supplements. View these supplements as great offerings, as less is not more in the world of the competitive application process. Colleges that […]

Less Is Not More: 15 Tips for Using #CA4 Writing ...

August 8, 2013 in Weekly College Application Tips tagged admissions essays / all college application essays / application essays / Boston University / Carleton / Class of 2014 / Class of 2018 / college admissions essays / college application essays / college essays / Connecticut Collge / harvard / high school seniors / high school. / Johns Hopkins University / University of Michigan / USC / WOW Writing by Rebecca

2013-2014 Ohio State Writing Supplement No General Ohio State Questions. Just for specific programs. (To see these specific essays, you must click yes in Ohio State Members Questions under Academics.) These applications are due November 1. Morrill Scholars Program Office of Diversity and Inclusion’s Morrill Scholars Program Essay Prompt: How can […]

2013-2014 The Ohio State Writing Supplement-SMART VERSION

August 7, 2013 in Weekly College Application Tips tagged all college admissions essays / all college application essays / application essays / CA4 / Class of 2014 / Class of 2018 / college application essays / common app / harvard / NACAC / nancy griesemer / ohio state / the ohio state / WOW Writing by Rebecca

2013-2014 University of Colorado-Boulder Writing Supplement

August 6, 2013 in Weekly College Application Tips tagged admissions essays / all college admissions essays / all college application essays / all college essays / applications / CA4 / Class of 2014 / Class of 2018 / college application essays / common app / CU Boulder / University of Colorado Boulder by Rebecca

2013-2014 Wellesley Writing Supplement

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2013-2014 Babson Writing Supplement

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Writing Your Essay: GREAT ADVICE FROM BATES COLLEGE http://www.bates.edu/admission/apply/tips-for-a-great-application/writing-the-essay/ “What’s the purpose of this essay? We (BATES COLLEGE) place a premium on strong writing skills. We look for a mastery of the writing’s mechanics (grammar, syntax, and organization) as well as for fluency and originality. Your essay shows us the […]

Great ESSAYS according to Bates College

July 16, 2013 in Weekly College Application Tips tagged Bates / Class of 2018 / college application essays / common app / The Common Application by Rebecca

2013-2014 Tufts Writing Supplement Class of 2018 Thanks to Tufts for updating its supplemental essays. Three of the essays are new and all give great chances for students to share unique new stories and essays. http://admissions.tufts.edu/apply/essay-questions/ Here what Tufts has to say: “When you visit the Common Application website to […]