How Not To Write A College Essay
Jared Hobson June 1, 2010 No Comments
Well, here’s more from the humor department. With all of my students making the jarring transition from finishing up final
Well, here’s more from the humor department. With all of my students making the jarring transition from finishing up final
High school seniors are now in the final stretch of cranking out their college admissions essays. Pity them. In an
Writing about ourselves is one of the most difficult tasks we are called upon to do. Ask any adult who
Writing about oneself is difficult. Really difficult. But write about yourself you must. So you may as well get started.
I ran across these hilarious mistakes on college admissions essays submitted to Vassar and Bates colleges. You can find them
The Wall Street Journal came up with a neat trick: asking college presidents to write essays from the application to
Today I spent a couple of hours at Stanford University. It was my first visit to the campus, and I