Welcome to Essay Advantage!
Writing your college admission essay can be enlightening, fun, cathartic or all three! That’s why it’s so important that you — yes, you, the student who’s applying to college — […]
Just admit it: you haven’t written your college app essays yet.
I nagged you and nagged you to get your application essays done before school starts, but did you listen? Time’s up. Here’s what to do if you’ve spent the summer […]
Am I the Greatest? You Decide.
I have a magnetic personality and exude positive energy, which is infectious to those around me. I have an unparalleled ability to communicate with people, whether I’m speaking to a […]
Choose Your Colors
Have you ever tried to choose paint colors at the hardware store? You go in there looking for White Paint and you find out there is no such thing. There’s […]
“Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain”
Will Ivy League trophy status ever go away? Will students ever forget about “name” schools and instead look for the places where they’ll take part in unforgettable, life-changing learning experiences? […]
A Comic Look at How Colleges “Game” the Rankings
The more selective a college appears in rankings such as those published by U.S. News & World Report, the more people clamor to get in. And the more they clamor […]
Wisdom about Rejection, 13 years later
When someone has an important story to tell, I prefer to step aside and let that someone do the storytelling. And, apparently, so does Chicago Tribune writer Mary Schmich, who […]
Rejection, Bachelor-Style
The crazy-long wait to hear from colleges is almost over for most seniors. Many of you have already gotten news, especially if you applied early action or early decision, but […]
What you can learn from The Onion
Who’d have thought the terrific writers at the parody news site, The Onion, would give us the classic example of how *not* to write a college essay? But they have, […]
Don’t “Write the Brochure.”
It’s around now that many HS seniors start tackling those pesky short-answer essays, generally on the theme and variations of, “Why do you want to go here?” What those colleges […]
September is going to be great!
Imagine this: It’s the third week of September, and your senior-year homework is piling on. You’ve got sports practice or music practice or charity work or, if you’re as insane […]
