Now that the 2022-2023 college application season is over, let's explore some of the latest admission trends and what they could mean for students applying to college this fall.
Focusing on hooks places too much emphasis on the beginning, not the whole story. Students don't need a hook to get attention in the admissions office.
As we model our own process for professionals during our signature training, the College Essay Experience, we get a little bonus because we get to learn new, super cool things from them, too. (Like … You can finish a 500-mile hike with an injury, close your eyes to survive a snowmobile ride to the top of a glacier when you are afraid of heights, and open a knitting store even if you cannot knit!)
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e make sure that, first and foremost, students understand the prompt and can illustrate something meaningful about themselves in a genuine answer to any prompt that showcases at least one trait or characteristic that is important to the student.
