POSTED 18 Dec 2011
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
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
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
