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College Admissions
How to Make Your Mediocre Extracurricular Essay Better (in about 30 minutes)
December 14, 2013Ethan Sawyer
Study Tips
Why I Keep a Gratitude List
December 14, 2013Ethan Sawyer
College Admissions
DOs and DON'Ts for Your "Why Us?" Essay
December 14, 2013Ethan Sawyer
SAT Resources
How Much Do SAT Scores Matter? (A Paradox)
December 11, 2013Ethan Sawyer
College Admissions
How to Write Your 150-Word Extracurricular Essay (Six Techniques You Can Steal)
December 9, 2013Ethan Sawyer
College Admissions
How to Write a "Why Us" Essay for a School You're Not Super Excited About
December 7, 2013Ethan Sawyer
College Admissions
Why You Should Probably Set Your Facebook Settings to Private After Sending in Your Common App
December 6, 2013Ethan Sawyer
College Admissions
Racking Up Style Points: Two Tips for Revising Your College Essay
December 5, 2013Ethan Sawyer
College Admissions
How am I a Genius?
December 4, 2013Ethan Sawyer
College Admissions
How to Decide Which Extracurricular Activity to Write About
November 22, 2013Ethan Sawyer
College Admissions
Ten Tips for Writing a 1337* UC2 Essay
November 20, 2013Ethan Sawyer
And the Smartest College in the US is…?
November 18, 2013Ethan Sawyer
Mindfulness, Part 2: How Meditation Can Raise Your SAT Score
November 13, 2013Ethan Sawyer
Resources
Mindfulness, Part 1: Am I Breathing?
November 12, 2013Ethan Sawyer
College Admissions
How to Write a "Why Us" Essay (Part 3 of 3)
November 7, 2013Ethan Sawyer
College Admissions
How to Write a "Why Us" Essay (Part 2 of 3)
November 6, 2013Ethan Sawyer
College Admissions
How to Write a "Why Us" Essay (Part 1 of 3)
November 5, 2013Ethan Sawyer
College Admissions
How to Create a Great College List
November 1, 2013Ethan Sawyer
College Application
Three 15-Minute Brainstorming Exercises for Your College Essay
October 30, 2013Ethan Sawyer
College Application
Common App Essay Formatting Update
October 30, 2013
College Application
Two Spaces After a Period (And four other mistakes your making in you're college essay)
October 29, 2013Ethan Sawyer
Articles We Love
How a Radical New Teaching Method Could Unleash a Generation of Geniuses
October 29, 2013
College Admissions
Applying to Cal State Schools
October 28, 2013
College Application
Extended Early Action & Early Decision Deadlines
October 25, 2013

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