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The University of Chicago Supplements for 2016-2017: A Quick Sample on Vestigiality

October 21, 2016

Greetings U Chicago Want-To-Be’s. Welcome to a look at the University of Chicago application essays for 2016-2017. Our topic today: Essay Option 5. Vestigiality refers to genetically determined structures or attributes that have apparently lost most or all of their ancestral function, but have been retained during the process of evolution. In humans, for instance,…
The Harvard Supplemental Essay Prompts for 2016-2017; Or, How to Write Your Harvard Application Essay, for the Class of 2021

September 22, 2016

Hello–As an FYI, Harvard has not posted its prompts for this year, as of this writing (July 13th). This post is for the class of 2021; if you are applying this year, you will be entering school (barring a gap or spring enrollment) in the fall of 2018, making you the class of 2022. It…
Writing the Princeton Application Essay for 2016-2017

September 19, 2016

The post below contains information from last year’s admissions cycle–some of it still applies, some of it does not, depending on which prompt you will use. For posts on this year’s Princeton application prompts, check these out as well: Princeton Essay on a Quote (from an essay) The 2017-2018 Princeton Application Prompts Who should read…
Doubling Up on Essays Part II: The University of California and the University of Oregon Application Essays Compared

September 19, 2016

In keeping with the spirit of making double use of essay prompts, I turn to a university that is an increasingly favorite first-choice, as well as long-time safety valve application for California students: the University of Oregon. In particular when you are creating a safety school application, you want to also be creative about…
How to Begin Writing College Application Essays for 2016-2017: The Harvard Supplemental Essay and The University of California Personal Insight Statements

September 16, 2016

Who should read this post: Anybody applying to Harvard; Anybody applying to Harvard and the University of California system; Anybody applying to a Common Application School; Anybody writing more than one application essay. So step one this year is not to just sit down and write an essay. And why not? Because most of you…
Big Changes for the University of California Application: What, Why and What to Do (Part 1)

September 7, 2016

Who should read this post: anybody who is now or will be in the near future applying to any University of California campus; any parent of anybody applying to the U.C. anytime soon; anybody interested in what is going on in higher education. Our major topics: The U.C. Application Essays for 2016-2017; Some Current Data…
The Usual Suspects: Admissions Resultsfor the Ivy League and West Coast Favorites

May 24, 2016

Who should read this article: Anybody interested in applying to an Ivy League or U.C. school, oh yes, and Stanford. I also include my opening discussion for the class of 2021 on brand, status and the Tesla test. How many Teslas have you seen with college stickers on the back window? Me neither, and I…
What’s News for U.C. Berkeley and The University of California System

May 4, 2016

What’s in this column: Some news on this year’s Berkeley admissions results; a short history of U.C. admissions (why is it getting so crazy–the answer is partly here); some information on budgets and politics at the U.C. If you do not wish to read more than 140 or so characters at a time, scan for bold…

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