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College Counseling The Importance of the Activities List for Common App & UC App
by Jennifer L. Both the Common App and the University of California (UC) application request students to include a list...
College Counseling How to Approach the Common App Honors Section
by Sarah M. While college essays provide the most direct opportunity to tell admissions officers about who you are, it...
College Counseling So Many Colleges, So Many Choices!
by Jennifer L. While last week's post discussed the basics you should consider for your college list, how do you...
College Essays Blog
College Essays Show and Tell
by Albert Leo For this week’s Essay Narwhals, I’m writing about how to show and tell. Let’s try that again,...
College Essays Flexibility in the Common App Prompts
by Albert Leo With the Common App essay being such an important component of an application, a lot of...


