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The Magic Essay
I had a friend who decided to send her daughter to Costa Rica one summer with a tool belt and a task to build houses.  The heat and the cockroaches…
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Planning Effectively
Don’t Get Senioritis
If you have finished your applications and you’ve even gotten accepted to a college, bought the t-shirt, and have been daydreaming about decorating your dorm room, the pressure for next…
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College Application Advice
Recommendations on the Common Application
*This is an archived blog post. For up-to-date information on the Common Application, please go here! It is important to know that the recommendations that are required by colleges must…
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Wednesday Words of “Whiz”dom # 4: Accept vs. Except
Accept is a verb. It can mean to agree, to be admitted, to receive, to answer affirmatively, to regard as true. It may also mean to receive officially or to…
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Wednesday Words of “Whiz”dom # 3: The Case of the Dangling Participle
What’s wrong with these pictures?  Moaning in the distance, Henry heard the foghorn. Locked in the book cabinet, Mrs. Stevens found her keys.  Sizzling and dripping with gravy, Mr. Jonas…
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Wednesday Words of “Whiz”dom # 2: Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda
In the late 1970s, a popular Catskill Mountains resort touted:  “I shoulda gone to the Nevele” on billboards, in print and on TV and radio ads.  Then, thanks to the…
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Wednesday words of “Whiz”dom # 1: Affect vs. Effect
When you fill out your applications, you want to make every effort to write with correct grammar, usage, punctuation and capitalization.  Be sure to proofread everything, including the fill-ins and…
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Try a New Voice
If you are having trouble finding your “voice” – or if you are uncomfortable writing about yourself because it sounds as if you are bragging, try to write the first…
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