As you might know, we have a lot of about community service and the college process. We even wrote about why you . Were certainly not going back on our word, but we wanted to delve into a caveat of that opinion. We want to share our advice for the benefit of students who truly believe that they have a worth sharing. It not unheard of, but there are a few factors to consider before you decide. First, make sure that youre well-versed in . Namely, most community service essays make you come off as privileged and unaware, as well as basic and cliché. We don want that. More often than not, we would strongly advise against writing about community service. Before you take this advice, please contact us so we can tell you if it a good idea.
How To Write the Haverford Supplement
Haverford College is a small liberal arts school of about 1,290 undergraduate students. Campus calls Haverford, MA home, and it definitely homey. The majority of classes on campus are taught seminar-style. The college has a 9:1 teacher to student ratio, which speaks to its focus on not only student to teacher but student to student interaction. Classes are for the most part discussion-based, with an emphasis on debate and open dialogue. Haverford believes that every student has more autonomy than the normal college student, given their academic structure and their Honor Code. The Honor Code plays a big role in the college supplement, so it important that you read through it and really understand it before you dive into the supplement. We break it all down below.
How To Write the Bates College Supplement
How to Answer the USC Long-Answer Supplements
USC supplement is not the easiest to tackle, but it also not hard if you look at the prompts from an objective perspective. That said, if you are applying to USC youre going to have to do some work. Like most other top-tier colleges, they have a few supplemental questions for you to answer. We happen to love the USC long-answer supplements because they make you interrogate your reasons for applying more so than other universities. USC has two longer supplements to tackle. The first is:
Does Community Service Matter in the College Application Process?
We get these questions a lot from parents and students alike: should I be doing community service? If so, how much? How does it look on my application? Unfortunately, there not just one answer because it depends on a lot of things, but our inclination without having more information is to say: no. Here why:
How To Write a College Essay on Feminism
Given today political climate, every person and institution is becoming more vocal about their stances and opinions. In a way this is great because your choice of essay topics has expanded to include politically-focused narratives. It is tricky, though, for a couple of reasons: 1) many people will be writing with this in mind and 2) your essay still has to be about you. It has to be your own and tell a story that reflects who you are and what you have experienced, not just a statement about something you believe.
Do's and Don'ts of the Additional Information Section
Let continue our journey investigating the ins and outs of the Additional Information section of The Common App. To review: the Additional Information section is a section that every applicant can find a use for. Its purpose is to give you a space to elaborate upon parts of yourself that you think an admissions reader should know that you did not have room for elsewhere in the application.
What is the Additional Information Section of the Common App for?
The elusive Additional Information section on The Common Application isn something that is often talked about, so were going to break it down for you. This is the beginning of a series on the Additional Information section where well go in-depth on why it there, how to use it to your advantage, and how not to use it. Let start with the basics:
How to get into Yale - Admission & Acceptance Advice
Getting accepted to Yale would be the achievement of a lifetime for not only any student in the world, but any valedictorian in the world. There are 33,000 high schools in America, which means there are 33,000 valedictorians every year. As impressive on paper as these students are, most of them would not get accepted to Yale. After all, with an average class size of only 1,200 students, Yale could reject 31,800 valedictorians and still fill their entire freshman class with the top students in their respective high schools. The students we work with who have gained admission to Yale would all tell you the same thing: Grades matter, but they are only a fraction of the picture.
What to do if you don have the Grades and Scores: Alternative Admission Strategies
Hopefully you are beginning the college process on the best possible footing. By this we mean you have achieved excellent grades in difficult classes, received high scores on not only your primary standardized test but any subject tests as well, and have a litany of highly-developed interests and extracurriculars. But we understand, this isn always the case.
How to Write the Hamilton College Supplement
While the primary criteria for admission to Hamilton are academic achievement, intellectual promise and community engagement, Hamilton also seeks to admit candidates who are a good fit with the programs and experiences offered by the College. Please take this opportunity to tell us about your interest in Hamilton and, particularly, why you believe it is a place where you can thrive. Be open. Be honest. Be brief. (250 word maximum)
The Difference Between a Deferral and a Rejection
How to Write the Michigan Supplement
Michigan has three essay questions of varying lengths. But don be confused. Just because an essay is 100 words long doesn mean the school will ignore it. Every question is included with the purpose of giving you the chance to tell the school more about you, and for the school to gauge if youre a good fit.
What Books Should I List for Columbia and Stanford?
The 3 Things High School Freshmen can do to Prepare for College
We know freshmen year sounds too early to begin the college process. You (or your child) just finished middle school, youve just started high school, and already it overwhelming. There no time for adjusting because youre thrown right in and the prospect of taking on more than youre already doing seems unreasonable. We hear you. But, there are small things you can (and should!) do during 9th grade. Remember that the college process is a marathon, not a sprint, and colleges will look at what you did 9th grade, even if it not weighted as heavily as what you do your junior year. This doesn mean you have to cure cancer or start a sustainable agriculture program, but you do have to fill your time with something.
How to Write the Colgate Supplement
How to Write the Syracuse Supplement
The Why X school? question on the college application is often considered one of the easiest. You research the school and find classes that catch your eye and extra curriculars that match your interests. Unlike some of the more amorphous Common App questions, there a relatively standard formula. Syracuse supplements, however, throw a bit of a wrinkle into the equation.
Which SAT II Subject Tests Should I Take?
There are a few ways to answer this question. The general advice we give is that you should take as many tests as you can in the subjects you excel in. If you feel comfortable you should take at least one humanities SAT II and one STEM SAT II. Of course there are always students who take two humanities or two STEM tests and still gain admission to top tier schools, but generally it a good idea to have one of each.
Why You Shouldn Apply to all the Ivy League Schools
What to do if you get Deferred
Many students apply early decision to a school because they want to be done with the college admissions process or they believe it will increase their chances of getting in. Despite the higher admit rates afforded by early decision, the majority of seniors will still be rejected or deferred. It important to remember that a deferral is not a rejection. If the school really didn want you, they would have simply rejected you. The majority of seniors who apply early will not get in; for example, 6173 students applied for the Harvard class of 2020. Only 918 students were admitted, while 4,673 were deferred or rejected.