Posted on: 18 Nov 2025
When college application season arrives, it’s easy for students to become overwhelmed about the essays. There’s the personal statement, which many students must write for at least one school on their list, and then there are the supplemental essays. Supplemental essays can cover a range of topics, including community, diversity, college-specific fit, and prospective major, […]
Posted on: 07 Nov 2025
At all nine UC campuses (Berkeley, Santa Barbara, UCLA, Riverside, Irvine, Davis, San Diego, Santa Cruz, and Merced), admissions officers learn more about how you spend your time outside of school via the UC app’s “Activities and awards” section. If this is your first application of the season, you’re probably wondering how the heck to […]
Posted on: 06 Nov 2025
On August 1st, the Common Application went live for the 2025-26 admissions season. If you’ll be applying to any colleges using this form, it’s a smart idea to start inputting information as soon as possible. Since most of your writing will need to be pasted in text boxes (not uploaded), you might be wondering whether […]
Posted on: 04 Nov 2025
Sometimes I think: What would happen if Apple Maps disappeared tomorrow!? This thought is typically followed by low-key panic—“Awesome, I have absolutely zero navigational skills! I will be useless during the apocalypse!”— and a healthy level of self-annoyance. Although I managed to drive from New England to Florida using only a paper map fifteen years […]
Posted on: 15 Sep 2025
Although the Supreme Court’s 2023 ruling on affirmative action prohibited colleges from using an applicant’s racial identity as a factor in the review process, it did specify that students could still discuss their experiences with race in personal essays as long as their discussion focused on the qualities, resilience, or values developed as a result. […]
Posted on: 31 Jul 2025
In today’s technology-centric and data-driven world, it’s easy to focus on the hard skills and competencies that you believe your child may need to land college acceptances and job placements, which may include coding languages, data analysis proficiency, or foreign language mastery. However, in order to succeed in college–and in any given career field, for […]
Posted on: 18 Jul 2025
According to the Harvard Youth Poll, 33% of college students are uncomfortable sharing political opinions on campus. That’s a 20-point increase from 2015. This survey not only speaks to the rising level of political tension experienced by both liberal and conservative students but also reiterates that the political and social climate of a college and […]
Posted on: 09 Jul 2025
Whether you’ve been waiting for your Hogwarts letter since 1997 or recently became a Potterhead, the Harry Potter series has been beloved by children and adults alike for nearly three decades. Written by J.K. Rowling, the seven books have also inspired an eight-movie franchise, a Broadway play, a theme park, an upcoming HBO Max series, […]