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Category Archives: Education

What you can learn from The Onion

October 29, 2015by Francesca Kelly

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, […]

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Education

Don’t “Write the Brochure.”

October 12, 2015by Francesca Kelly

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 […]

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Admissions, Application, application essay, College Admission, College Application, college application essay, Education

September is going to be great!

July 21, 2015by Francesca Kelly

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 […]

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Admissions, Application, application essay, College, College Admission, College Application, college application essay, Education, high school

Reality Check

May 23, 2015by Francesca Kelly

Although tuition at private colleges and universities continues to rise well above normal inflation rates, there are still scholarships available from these institutions that may make it possible for lower-income […]

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Education

Soooo cynical, and unfortunately, true

April 27, 2015by Francesca Kelly

The college admissions process has become ridiculous. We all know it. Authors like Frank Bruni, Jay Mathews and others have confirmed it, as have a ton of rejected straight-A students. […]

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Admissions, Application, College, College Admission, College Application, Education

Must-reading about rejection from elite colleges

March 13, 2015by Francesca Kelly

Let’s see, it’s mid-March. That means we’re in Freak-Out Time for high school seniors. If you haven’t heard yet from your colleges, these days are pretty much unbearable, and of […]

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Admissions, Application, College, College Admission, College Application, Education

Whoops, sorry: you’re not admitted after all.

February 19, 2015by Francesca Kelly

Well, ouch. Imagine being admitted by the college of your choice, and then having that “admission” rescinded. That’s just what happened at Carnegie-Mellon recently. It’s not as uncommon as you […]

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Admissions, College Admission, Education

It’s not too late to apply!

January 6, 2015by Francesca Kelly

And you thought applying to college for Fall 2015 was a done deal, didn’t you? There are actually some very good schools out there with later deadlines, so consider adding […]

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Admissions, Application, College, College Admission, College Application, Education

Your College List: Planning for a Change of Heart

November 25, 2014by Francesca Kelly

You chose your list of schools a while ago, and now you’re in the thick of the application process. Perhaps you’ve already applied Early Action or even Early Decision. I […]

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Education

Just who do you think you are, anyway?

November 3, 2014by Francesca Kelly

Anna Redmond, a former admissions interviewer for Harvard, dishes out some advice on essay writing.  And she makes a good point: that you need to know yourself, at least a little, […]

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