
Perfect Common App College Essay
Mark continues his examination of the Common Application college essay prompts. This one focuses on the “belief or idea” prompt.

Mark continues his examination of the Common Application college essay prompts. This one focuses on the “belief or idea” prompt.

Essay Writing! This first in a series of posts on the Common Application essay prompts focuses on how to answer the prompt about how your background or story has shaped your identity.

Having trouble answering that “design a college course” essay topic for your college application? Here are some tips for tackling this question from Colorado College.

What is the final step in creating the “perfect” college essay? Editing!

This week’s weather provides a great excuse to spend some time working on your college essays. Go ahead, get to work!

Now that you’ve received your F-1 Visa, what should you do to ensure that you keep it? Laurie Woog, an immigration attorney who understands potential issues with student F-1 Visas, explains what you need to look out for.

May 1 is coming up quickly. How are you making your final decision this week?

Don’t forget to think about the values that are important to you as you search for colleges. Are you passionate about being green and sustainability efforts? Colleges are making big strides these days so take notice!

During a recent visit to the University of Northern Colorado I asked a friend who works in their residence life office for tips to give to incoming first year students when filling out their housing application. Hear what she has to say!