by tkaprowy | Jan 10, 2020 | Uncategorized
For the first time, I’m approaching the new year with a focus on wellness and reducing stress. I know it sounds kind of new-agey, but I’m at the point in my life where I don’t really care. I have started yoga. I’m cooking more vegetarian...
by tkaprowy | Oct 30, 2019 | Uncategorized
Not that I want to brag or anything, but Margaret Atwood and I have been spending a lot of time together, and I am pretty happy about it. I’ve been studying the work of the famous, brilliant and, ahem, Canadian writer my entire literary life. I still remember...
by tkaprowy | Sep 25, 2019 | Uncategorized
“I don’t know what to write about.” This, in a nutshell, is how everyone feels when attempting to write a personal statement. So, if you’re feeling it too, don’t worry: that’s normal. The problem is it’s a sentiment that can...
by tkaprowy | Jul 11, 2019 | Uncategorized
Though not essential, college visits are the very best way to get a feel for a campus. You can picture where you might study in the library, which patch of grass you may lay on during sunny days, what the hallways sound like in the department you foresee spending a...
by tkaprowy | Jun 6, 2019 | Uncategorized
In my last blog post, I wrote about the value of a summer job and how it can give you meaty material for your admissions essay or personal statement. Since, I’ve actually spoken to a woman, Jenny Williams, who used to work in admissions at Centre College (the...
by tkaprowy | May 14, 2019 | Uncategorized
When I was 15, I met Stephanie Dayton on the first day of my first summer job. We’d been hired as bus girls at Medicine Rock Café, a pretty spot outside of Winnipeg, Manitoba, that I thought was fancy almost exclusively because they served salad dressing with poppy...
