A complete guide to the Common App honors section
The honors section stressed me out more than essays. My school didn’t give awards, and I had no idea what was allowed. Here’s everything I wish I’d known.
The honors section stressed me out more than essays. My school didn’t give awards, and I had no idea what was allowed. Here’s everything I wish I’d known.
After reviewing personal statements from students admitted to Stanford, Harvard, Brown, and Dartmouth, here are the five qualities that made them unforgettable.
Supplemental essays are a huge stress point in college admissions. Here are five qualities I’ve seen in the strongest supplemental essays and how to use them.
You’re getting advice from uncles, cousins, neighbors, and their cousins. But is any of it actually helping? Here’s how to figure out what makes the boat go faster.
Most students waste hours clicking randomly through the Common App with no plan. Here’s how to organize your approach and a hidden feature most applicants miss.
If your student is going into 9th, 10th, or 11th grade, one simple action this summer can solve three major college planning hurdles at once. Here’s what it is.
Vanderbilt’s early decision rate is 18%. Regular decision? 4.8%. That’s 4x better odds by checking one button. Here are the two cheat codes no one talks about.
Jack Beecher got into Dartmouth with a perfect ACT, no test prep, and a unique story. Two years later, here are his top 3 tips for high schoolers today.
Most students do average activities inconsistently for a short time. Here are the 3 multipliers that create a 6x, 8x, even 12x greater chance of admission.
You don’t have to grind yourself into the ground to get straight A’s. Here’s the exact system I used to go from bleary-eyed grind student to straight A’s with time to spare.
99% of students run faster and faster on a treadmill going nowhere. The top 1% take a rocket ship. Here’s the difference and why it matters for your student.
Cole attended an elite boarding school, got rejected everywhere, took a gap year, changed only his story, and got into his dream school. Here’s what happened.
Your child has great grades and test scores. But at elite colleges, 32% of seats are already taken before applications open. Here’s the math.
After analyzing 40+ students, the data is clear: there’s an optimal time to start college prep. It’s not 5th grade. It’s not junior year. Here’s when it is.
After 16+ years helping thousands of families, the math is clear: there’s one activity with the highest input-to-output ratio in college admissions. Here’s what it is.