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A How-To Guide for the Short Answer Questions for Highly-Selective Colleges

If you’re a student applying to one of many highly selective colleges, use my How-To-Guide for some extra help answering the short answer questions in your college application.

How I Learned to Overcome Procrastination (Mostly)

A little helpful advice for getting over that procrastination bump and producing high-quality B+ work by rewriting patterns in behavior.

How to Write the "Why us" Essay for a Safety School

Writing a "Why Us" essay for a college that you're not super excited about is easier than you might think with this one writing technique.

Done With Applications? Now Set Your Facebook to Private

Yes, many college admissions counselors will stalk your Facebook to find out what you're really like. Here's what you can do about it besides setting your profile to private.

5 Ways to Make Your Activities List Awesome

Craft a phenomenal activities list by speaking in the present tense, utilizing action verbs, saving space on the page, and much more.

DOs and DON'Ts for Your "Why Us?" Statement

By looking at the best and worst examples, College Essay Guy crafts the top dos and don’ts of writing your "Why Us" statement.