I have tutored my share of students from the local Jesuit High School in Tampa and am helping one apply to Loyola Marymount University. Although I never received any schooling from the Jesuits, I admire their committment to producing intellectually strong students. Here is the question my student and I are working on: At a [...]
I really like the University of Tampa’s Freshmen essay questions. Applicants must pick one from the following list: What are your three favorite words in the English language? Explain what they mean to you. Discuss your childhood neighborhood and how it shaped you as a person. Describe how you feel about the month of February? [...]
Those Stanford University kids are pretty freaking sharp. I helped one with his essay on intellectual interests. Here is his comment on my edits: “Incredibly helpful and his advice will probably help me with future writing.” If you need someone incredibly helpful to give you a review of your Stanford University application essay, I’m your [...]
One of the students that I helped tutor in critical reading and writing for his PSAT called me the other day for some help editing a piece of writing. I had lost track of him when he was a National Merit Scholarship Finalist last year. He received a full ride to the school that he [...]
I worked with a student these last few months on her college applications. She and I drafted, revised, edited, tweaked…. Her number one school is Emory and she it became a definite number one after she visited. Her mom called me a few days ago to let me know that she has been admitted. [...]
Sure, it wasn’t just a stellar essay that made one of our clients an easy yes for Hope College. She’s a fantastically talented kid! That’s the kind of good news that keeps our little paws on the keyboards. If you want help [...]
A few weeks back, the writers here worked on a college application essay for an applicant with a superb story to tell. Although we have not heard any good news from admissions yet, we did get a compliment from one of her parents: “(student) did receive your revisions and she loved your essay modifications! She [...]
A superb student headed for admission to a top university, this College Admission Essay Help Client just received the good news that he made finalist for a QuestBridge Scholarship over the weekend! Congratulations!
One of my tutoring students plays possum when it’s time to write. He pretends that he can’t understand the piece of literature that he has to write about, even though he can. Tonight, he called me to come to his house to help him with a paper that he could have written on his own. [...]
Florida State’s Application Essay question: Florida State University is more than just a world-class academic institution preparing you for a future career. We are a caring community of well-rounded individuals who embrace leadership, learning, service, and global awareness. With this in mind, which of these characteristics appeal most to you, and why? Florida State Application [...]