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Essays About Challenges, Mistakes, and Failures

December 16, 2010

Most applicants are conditioned to believe that everything in their application should present them in a positive light. You want admissions committees to know how smart, accomplished, hardworking, diverse, and passionate you are. That makes perfect sense given that you’re trying to get into highly selective schools and programs. With that mentality, however, many applicants [...]

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EssayEdge Webinar 4 Information

November 19, 2010

A hearty thank you to everyone who has participated in the EssayEdge webinar series so far! We’ve had great turnout and outstanding questions for the Q&A sessions that have ended each webinar. We’re not done yet, though. The fourth webinar in our series will be held on November 30 – we’re taking next week off [...]

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What Should You Write About?

November 18, 2010

If you haven’t noticed, it’s already the middle of November. For me, at least, the last couple months have absolutely flown by. The admissions season is in full swing for applicants to college, grad school, law school, and business school, so things are hectic here at EssayEdge. First off, if you haven’t checked it out [...]

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Oldies but Goodies

November 17, 2010

With the admissions season hitting fever pitch, I’d like to take a quick moment to draw your attention to some posts from last year that are still extremely applicable to 2010 applicants. If you’re applying to college, you’re probably using the Common Application for at least some of your schools. The Common App prompts for [...]

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Webinar and Website Updates

October 22, 2010

Hello everyone! I’m happy to report that our first webinar, held last Thursday, was a success; I had a great time presenting strategies to help applicants turn admissions essays from good to great. Perhaps the best part of the webinar was the lengthy Q&A session that followed the presentation. I was extremely impressed by the [...]

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Announcing: EssayEdge Webinars!

October 8, 2010

Hey everyone – I hope you’ve had a great week and are looking forward to a relaxing weekend. Today, I’ve got something extremely exciting to share. It’s not a new writing strategy or breakdown of a popular essay prompt. Instead, I’m thrilled to announce what will be the first in a series of webinars that [...]

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Predictable Storylines

October 4, 2010

Don’t you just hate it when you know exactly how a movie is going to progress and end after watching the first five minutes? Isn’t it disappointing when you’ve got the next 350 pages figured out when you’ve only read 50 pages of a new novel? Stories of all types can be predictable. Whether it’s [...]

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Talk To Us!

September 15, 2010

I’ve got a question for all of you blog readers. What’s the most challenging essay prompt you’ve seen so far in your admissions journey? We’d love to start hearing more from our readers, so I’ll be using this space to occasionally pose direct questions like this one over the coming weeks. We’re sincerely interested in [...]

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Guidance Counselors, Teachers, and Admissions Professionals Wanted

September 13, 2010

Do you have experience as a guidance counselor or teacher? Have you worked in admissions at an accredited college or university? If you answered “yes” to either of those questions, EssayEdge may have a job opportunity for you. We’re currently looking to hire admissions-essay editors with experience as guidance counselors, teachers, or admissions professionals. If [...]

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A Great Admissions Tool

September 8, 2010

Well, there’s no denying it: school’s back in session, the weather’s starting to turn, baseball season is winding down while football season ramps up, and the days are noticeably shorter. Yep, fall’s just around the corner, which means that college application season has arrived. Today, I’d like to take this opportunity to highlight a service [...]

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