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Tmi College Essay Series 2

Elite College Essays Part 2: Why You Can’t Write a Winning Essay in a Day

It’s time to write your college essay. If you are like most high school students, even the ones who love to write, you will likely dread the idea of writing your college essay. It’s got to be personal and vulnerable...
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Tmi College Essay Series

Elite College Essays Part I: You Are Asking the Wrong Question

Every summer, high school seniors across the country sit down and ask themselves the same question:  What should I write my college essay about? It feels like the right place to start. It is not. Most of you have been...
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Deferred

I Wasn’t Admitted; I Wasn’t Denied.

I know it’s disappointing to be deferred in the early round but, truly, very few students are. Most are outright rejected.  A deferral is not a “no.”  It’s a “let’s connect at the end of the semester to see where...
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