Seniors: Eat Pie and Work on your Essays

Seniors, our advice this week is to eat some pie… and continue to work on your essays. While this is a time for relaxing with family and friends, if you're still writing and wordsmithing, carry on.

Here are some past blog posts on the subject of essays if you feel in need of any advice and inspiration in the aftermath of your Thanksgiving repast and all that pie:

Word Counts and Krispy Kremes

What Are Colleges Looking For in the Essay?

Seniors, The Real Topic of Your Essay is You

The "Why us?" Essay

 

For more information and advice on college essays, including selecting and developing a topic and insight from the deans of admission at MIT, Georgetown, Northern Illinois University and Williams College, see Chapter 13, "Essays," in College Admission: From Application to Acceptance, Step by Step.

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