The “Community” Essay When You Don’t Feel Part of One
Key Takeaways “I’m not really part of any community. I don’t have a team or a club or a group of friends who feel like a ‘we.'” That’s a common ...
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Do Expensive Summer Programs Help? What Colleges Say
Key Takeaways A family sits at the kitchen table with a brochure. Four weeks at a famous campus. Dorm room, college-level class, a certificate at the end. The price is $9,260. Ever...
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The Passion Myth: You Don’t Need One Thing
Key Takeaways “Everyone says I need a thing. I don’t have a thing.” That’s the version of this problem that shows up most often. A student who runs cross-co...
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Most Students Overestimate Their Extracurriculars and Underestimate Their Jobs
Key Takeaways “I just work weekends at a grocery store. That’s not a real activity.” That sentence gets said by students whose schedules would exhaust most adults...
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You Don’t Need a Career Plan. Just Start Exploring.
Key Takeaways “What do you want to be when you grow up?” It’s a question students hear throughout childhood. By the time high school begins, it can feel like you&...
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The Path to Your Major Doesn’t Have to Be Straight: It Just Needs to Be Connected
Key Takeaways: Some students feel like they need to know exactly where they’re headed the moment they step into high school. Every class, activity, and summer opportunity sta...
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Why High School Hobbies Matter More Than You Think
Key Takeaways “So, what are your hobbies?” It may sound like a simple question. But for many high school students, the question can quickly become uncomfortable:Wait…what...
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Stop Adding Activities: How to Find the Pattern in Your College Application
More activities do not automatically make a college application stronger. This guide shows students how to find the pattern in their current work before adding random new commitmen...
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Before You Chase Research for College Apps, Ask What It Proves
Key Takeaways Why research can strengthen an application, but should not be treated as a requirement for every student. The difference between chasing a research title and building...
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