How to tackle tricky questions in your college admissions form
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How to tackle tricky questions in your college admissions form

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Reading Time: 3 minutes Let’s not kid ourselves. Nobody is born a superstar. Despite the fact that destiny plays a big role in life, failure is inevitable in everyone’s life at least once. You may have a small setback such as losing your rank in the third consecutive year of high performance. Or you may have a much greater…

Top ten difficult college application questions
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Top ten difficult college application questions

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Reading Time: 6 minutes The college application essay. That dreaded question about your life’s purpose. Sometimes, it can stump the best writers among us. How do you summarize your life in a 500-word essay? What is it that the Admissions Office really wants to know about you? And if you spill out your darkest secrets (yes, we all have…

Why plagiarizing your college application essay is a bad idea
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Why plagiarizing your college application essay is a bad idea

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Reading Time: 3 minutes We get it – it is the season and you are on a high stakes mission to be admitted to the college of your dreams. The college application essay, apart from your Statement of Purpose, is that one shot you have at making your mark and setting yourself apart amongst the herd of a thousand…

Essay Writing Tips and Strategies
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Essay Writing Tips and Strategies

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Reading Time: 3 minutes GMAT scores, GPAs, college transcripts and career history are all part of your application package. The other more real, more personal part lies with you. Schools are constantly striving to understand what inspires you, what dreams and ambitions move you, what sets you apart from the rest of your competition and why are you applying…