by Kim Stodghill | Jul 17, 2025 | College Essay
The Common Application has revolutionized college admissions by streamlining the process—one application sent to multiple schools instead of filling out separate applications for each institution. With nearly 1,000 schools now accepting the Common App (and Georgetown...
by Kim Stodghill | Jun 12, 2025 | College Essay
If you’ve been following our essay series, you’ve learned about the primary college essay—that 500-650 word personal statement that goes to multiple schools. Today, we’re diving into something quite different but equally important: supplemental...
by Kim Stodghill | May 29, 2025 | College Essay
Essential Writing Tips That Transform Good Essays into Great Ones Welcome back to our college essay series! In this second installment, I’m diving deeper into the practical aspects of writing your college essay—sharing essential tips that will elevate your...
by Kim Stodghill | May 21, 2025 | College Essay
The College Essay: Your Student’s Secret Weapon for Standing Out in a Sea of Applications As college application season approaches, many students feel overwhelmed by the prospect of writing their college essay—and parents often share this anxiety. Having guided...
by Kim Stodghill | Oct 22, 2024 | College Essay
The first step in your child’s process of writing the college application essay is usually brainstorming what they will write. And then there may be some outlining and eventually they’ll start putting pen to paper or fingers to keys. What I would like to share in this...
by Kim Stodghill | Sep 21, 2022 | College Essay
The essay writing process can be a major source of anxiety for high school students. Many young adults have difficulty writing about themselves, and some fear they may not have a compelling story to share in their college essays. And not to add more stress, but the...
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