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Write a Great College Essay (+ Examples)

Write a Great College Essay (+ Examples)

by Jacob Reeves | Dec 18, 2021 | Articles, College Admissions, Essays & Recommendation Letters, Financial Aid & Scholarships

How do you write a great college essay that makes colleges notice you? Use these five keys to spice up your college essays. Admissions counselors receive application after application, and they want to know if you will fit in well at their school. To do this, they...
4 Keys to Ask for a Recommendation Letter for College

4 Keys to Ask for a Recommendation Letter for College

by Jacob Reeves | Oct 8, 2021 | Applications & Interviews, Articles, Essays & Recommendation Letters

A recommendation letter for college is a summary of years of hard work both in high school and before. Does yours show off your outstanding work…or barely scratch the surface of what you’ve accomplished?   Recommendation letters play an important role in the...
Recommendation Letters: How to Prepare, Write, and Format (for educators)

Recommendation Letters: How to Prepare, Write, and Format (for educators)

by Jacob Reeves | Oct 8, 2021 | Articles, Essays & Recommendation Letters, Financial Aid & Scholarships

So, a student asked you for a recommendation letter. Now what? How do you write a recommendation letter? Recommendations are critical for securing scholarships and acceptance letters. A 2019 survey from the National Association for College Admission Counseling found...
Choosing a Personal Statement Topic

Choosing a Personal Statement Topic

by Jacob Reeves | May 14, 2021 | Applications & Interviews, Articles, Essays & Recommendation Letters

The pencil gently scratched the surface of the paper for over an hour, with hopes and dreams waiting in the wings, ready to see the impact of what was written.  A little dramatic, maybe, but opening lines matter, especially when it comes to writing your personal...
Ask John Anything: 5 Tips For Writing A Better Essay

Ask John Anything: 5 Tips For Writing A Better Essay

by Austin Reeve | May 24, 2020 | Essays & Recommendation Letters, Videos

Ask John Anything! – Recommendation Letters

Ask John Anything! – Recommendation Letters

by Adam Pieper | Dec 5, 2019 | Essays & Recommendation Letters, Videos

Recommendation letters are so important. In this month’s “Ask John Anything!”, we’ll tell you what makes a recommendation letter great, and offer advice on what you can do to help makes yours the best it can...
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