It's officially August 1st which means lots of schools on the Common App have released their supplemental essay prompts for the year. I guess you could call it...the Common App New Year. 🎉 Free Common App guide, courtesy of the CEG Team: 🔗 collegeessayguy.com/blog/common-app

🏫 In this post, we lay out steps for writing a strong college transfer essay, and offer some college transfer essay examples. Check it out at this 🔗 link: collegeessayguy.com/blog/college-t…

❓ The best way to write a why us essay? *Actually* get excited about the school you’re writing for. If you're looking for help w/ this very popular prompt, check out the 🔗 link in our bio: collegeessayguy.com/blog/dos-and-d…

Short answer questions can be seem simple, but taking them at face value won't give colleges much information about you (which they need if they're going to admit you!) Check out this 🔗 link for tips to add more spice to your short answer prompts 📝 : collegeessayguy.com/blog/a-brief-h…

It can be hard to write an outstanding extracurricular essay. Students tend to write dry descriptions of an activity &miss out on the most important part: the "so what?". Struggling to inject insight into your extracurricular essay? Check out this post 🔗: collegeessayguy.com/blog/improving…

If a school's your top choice, it’s easy to sound like it. But what if you’re writing a “Why us” statement for one that isn’t your top choice? This guide will help you craft a "Why us" statement for your "safety" schools. Check it out at this link 🔗: collegeessayguy.com/blog/guide-why…

I interviewed an old friend of mine, Ben Mathes, founder of @urbanconfessional, a free listening project. This episode is wonderful stuff from a wonderful human and the applications include the college application process. 🎧 Check out the ep at this link: collegeessayguy.com/podcast-stream…

Special thanks to ClassTracker for equipping our 2023/2024 Matchlighters Scholars with these awesome planners for the upcoming semester! Here's to a year filled with planning, learning, and achieving our goals! 🌟📝

Even if your most valuable experiences aren’t tied to big name titles that doesn’t mean your experiences won’t bring value to a university campus. This article gives 3 tips for writing an extracurricular essay. Check it out at this link 🔗 : collegeessayguy.com/blog/2016/9/9/…

Want to write your own Super Essay?🦸‍♀️ ➡ Go here: collegeessayguy.com/blog/college-e…

The college application process often holds several financial surprises 💸 😰 But the good news is, if you and your family can’t afford the fees, you can apply to college for free. This guide will show you how. You can find the full guide at this 🔗link: collegeessayguy.com/blog/college-a…

If you've written what feels like a pretty solid draft of your personal statement, your next step is: revising! 👁 🔗 Check out our free DIY revising guide at the link below: collegeessayguy.com/blog/5-steps-r…

💻🚨 WEBINAR ALERT: How to Write Better Recommendations in Less Time: A One-Day Session for Teachers & Counselors | September 13th @ 10am PST with Tom Campbell, Erin Kim, & Ayesha King ➡ Register today at the link: students.collegeessayguy.com/recommendation…

💻🚨 WEBINAR ALERT: How to Write Better Recommendations in Less Time: A One-Day Session for Teachers & Counselors | September 13th @ 10am PST with Tom Campbell, Erin Kim, & Ayesha King ➡ Register today at the link: students.collegeessayguy.com/recommendation…

Our friends at Natl Association for College Admission Counseling are hosting their yearly 2023 Fall In-Person and Virtual College Fairs! Hear from 1,800+ colleges and universities. 🗣🏫 ➡ Learn more and register at the link: nacacnet.org/nacac-college-…

Come catch the CEG team in full force in Baltimore this week. 👋 We'd love to see you. On the agenda: meeting you at our table in the Exhibitor Hall, hosting Lightning Talks (again!), and sharing some new resources (as usual) during our Education Session. 😉

In this episode, Tom Campbell (CEG’s Community Manager) & Susan Tree (a college counseling and admissions *legend*) chat about all things related to the academic part of a student’s college application. 🎧 You can find the episode at this🔗 link: collegeessayguy.com/podcast-stream…

💡 In this video, Ethan defines what insight is in a college essay, why adding insight to your college essay is important if you want to stand out, and 10 tips on bringing more insight into your college essays. 🔗 Check out the video at this link: youtube.com/watch?v=Dogt2S…

Oops... 😋 Btw, new video just dropped: 5 ways to end your personal statement 👉 youtube.com/watch?v=VQ4bJl…

So you’ve been waitlisted or deferred. 😣 Darn. But wait: all is not lost! You may have another chance to make your case. 🤩 And that, my friends, is what this post is all about. ➡ Read it here: collegeessayguy.com/blog/letter-of…