by tkaprowy | Sep 7, 2018 | Uncategorized
COMMON APPLICATION PROMPT 2: “The lessons we take from obstacles we encounter can be fundamental to later success. Recount a time when you faced a challenge, setback, or failure. How did it affect you, and what did you learn from the experience?” The...
by tkaprowy | Sep 7, 2018 | Uncategorized
COMMON APPLICATION PROMPT 1: “Some students have a background, identity, interest, or talent that is so meaningful they believe their application would be incomplete without it. If this sounds like you, then please share your story.” Prompt 1 is clear...
by tkaprowy | Aug 22, 2018 | Uncategorized
Vacuum. Spelling that stupid word baffles me every time I see it. Because: double U doesn’t exist in the English language, does it? And if it does, it shouldn’t. Also, why isn’t there a double C? And where is the E? So, whenever it comes up, and...
by tkaprowy | Aug 7, 2018 | Uncategorized
When I was in fourth grade, an author came to talk to us for a very long time about writing. We were all sitting cross-legged in the library, and I was wedged beside the Funk & Wagnalls, which, the more bored I became, were getting increasingly difficult to...
by tkaprowy | Jul 18, 2018 | Uncategorized
It’s one thing to know what you want to write about (if you don’t, click here and here). it’s another to bang out a first draft. Sometimes getting those first words down on paper comes easily, sometimes the process feels impossible. Sometimes you get...
by tkaprowy | Jul 3, 2018 | Uncategorized
It’s time to start writing your personal statement — and finally get this stress-monkey off your back. So, without further ado, let’s begin. If you take a look at your personal statement prompt, whether on the Common Application for college or your...
