This week we have been discussing ways for seniors to get a jump start on the college application process. We have already discussed ways to narrow down your list and how to organize your application requirements and deadlines. But what is the most important thing you can to give you a head start on your college applications: complete you essay.
Yes I said “complete”. There is no reason any high school senior should start the school year without a completed personal statement. We have plenty of posts on our website to help get you started, including the recent post from Mark Montgomery on “Essays that Worked.”
Another post, “Getting Started on Your College Essay” provides insight into the prompts provided by the Common Application.
Keep in mind that in addition to your personal statement, you may also have to write supplemental essays for some of your schools. While most colleges do not have their supplemental essay topics posted, most will have them up by August 1st.
Happy writing!
Katherine Price
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Mark Montgomery
Mark is the Founder and CEO of Great College Advice, a national college admissions consulting firm. As a career educator, he has served as a college administrator, professor of international relations at the University of Denver and the Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, program consultant at Yale and the University of Kansas, government instructor at Harvard and Tufts, high school teacher of French, and a Fulbright teacher of English in France. He has personally helped hundreds of students from around the world map their college journeys. Mark speaks on college preparation, selection, and admission to students and parents around the world, and his views have been published in major newspapers and journals.
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Mark Montgomery
Mark is the Founder and CEO of Great College Advice, a national college admissions consulting firm. As a career educator, he has served as a college administrator, professor of international relations at the University of Denver and the Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, program consultant at Yale and the University of Kansas, government instructor at Harvard and Tufts, high school teacher of French, and a Fulbright teacher of English in France. He has personally helped hundreds of students from around the world map their college journeys. Mark speaks on college preparation, selection, and admission to students and parents around the world, and his views have been published in major newspapers and journals.