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How You Say It: Why the SCOTUS Affirmative Action Decision Complicates College Essays

In this new era of college admissions, it’s not just what you say in your essays. More than ever, it’s how you say it.

Aug 7, 2023

How You Say It: Why the SCOTUS Affirmative Action Decision Complicates College Essays

Aug 7, 2023

Applying to College This Fall? Advice From an Admissions Expert

Based on recent trends, this article offers specific advice for seniors applying to college in the 2022–2023 admissions cycle.

May 8, 2022

Applying to College This Fall? Advice From an Admissions Expert

May 8, 2022

Spring 2022 College Admissions Roundup

Unpacking data from the most recent admissions cycle, which saw increased applications and lower acceptance rates at many selective…

May 8, 2022

Spring 2022 College Admissions Roundup

May 8, 2022

The Courage to Write

Writing takes courage, because it involves an encounter with fear.

Mar 22, 2022

The Courage to Write

Mar 22, 2022

Befriending Resistance: A Response to The War of Art

Resistance is not our enemy. It’s driven by the wounded parts inside of us that will be healed through the creative process.

Dec 17, 2021

Befriending Resistance: A Response to The War of Art

Dec 17, 2021

Help! My college essays are due in two weeks and I haven’t started yet. What do I do?

It’s mid-December, you’re a high school senior, and you haven’t started your college essays yet. What do you do?

Dec 15, 2021

Help! My college essays are due in two weeks and I haven’t started yet. What do I do?

Dec 15, 2021

Bridgerton, Vulnerability, and the College Essay

Take a lesson from the creator of Bridgerton: when applying to college, don’t be afraid to talk about your “downs” as well as your “ups.”

Aug 8, 2021

Bridgerton, Vulnerability, and the College Essay

Aug 8, 2021

The Amadeus Effect

The Amadeus Effect: the sense of despair that arises when we believe that we are not capable of creating anything with meaning and value.

May 26, 2021

The Amadeus Effect

May 26, 2021

Applying to College? Here’s What Admissions Officers Are Really Looking For

Most people think they know what colleges are looking for: stellar grades, perfect test scores, and an extracurricular list longer than…

Apr 15, 2021

Applying to College? Here’s What Admissions Officers Are Really Looking For

Apr 15, 2021

The SAT Subject Tests: Goodbye and Good Riddance

When the College Board announced the end of the SAT Subject Tests, high school juniors breathed a collective sigh of relief.

Mar 9, 2021

The SAT Subject Tests: Goodbye and Good Riddance

Mar 9, 2021

Eric Tipler

Eric Tipler

Writer, composer, educator based in New York. Author of college essay guidebook WRITE YOURSELF IN (Simon & Schuster, 2024). More @ write-yourself-in.com

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