Page 217. It’s an essay prompt that was a hallmark of Penn’s application for probably 20 years: “You have just written your 300-page autobiography. Please submit page 217.” Ben Franklin started his own autobiography at the age of 65 (he lived to 84). So let’s ask 18 year olds about
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POSTED 18 Dec 2011
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Page 217 – Assess Yourself and Colleges
POSTED 15 Dec 2011
When looking at colleges, I always ask students to first look within yourself, a self assessment that I call the 5 I’s: Identity: How do you see yourself and how do others see you? Intellect: How do you think and approach the acquisition of knowledge? Ideas: What do you think
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Page 217 – Early Defer or Deny?
POSTED 1 Dec 2011
It’s the middle of December and I just received my Early admissions decision, and I wasn’t admitted. What do I do? Well, it is not time to panic. The other colleges on your list are there for the same reasons as your Early choice. If one of these schools rises






















