To Uni, with Love – Mastering the Why University Essay
What’s a ‘Why X University’ essay, if not an opportunity for you to declare your all-consuming love for a given school? Now, the trick is to not be “hide a ring in the cake” cheesy while you do that. Be a bit old-fashioned instead! You’re writing a love letter, what does your subject want you […]
How to Make Sure you get Stellar Letters of Recommendations
A Letter of Recommendation (LOR), typically 400-500 words in length, is a document that speaks to your skills and attests to your ability to succeed at a given program. LORs are useful as they may (1) corroborate the claims you’ve made in your supplemental essays, (2) present aspects of your personality that aren’t illustrated elsewhere, […]
College Essays: Where to Start?
We’re all familiar with essays. You start by writing about your mother, your favorite dish, or a festival. It’s simple, you scribble your thoughts on paper, and there’s no right or wrong answer as long as your sentences make grammatical sense. You reach the ninth grade, and you’re introduced to a little something called the […]
Edit your Essays like a Pro
Are you yawning while reading your essay? Or worse, are you yawning while reading your way over the word limit essay? If yes, this article is for you. If not, I’m sure you’ll still find value in our ‘five steps for achieving editing prowess.’ STEP 1: Eliminate Redundancy Read your essay out loud. As loud […]
The Best Time-Saving Study Tips
You don’t have to be holed up in a room, buried under a mountain of books, to have a flawless (well, almost flawless) academic record. As it turns out, “studying hard” is not the best way to understand, retain, and recall information. “Studying smart” is. Studying smart can refer to a bunch of things. It […]
How to Choose the Right Major for YOU?
Schooling is a fairly straightforward trail, you simply tread on a serialy marked route. A mapmaker would be beyond delighted at the proposition to chart this passage out! By the end of it, however, the path begins to diverge into discrete lanes, culminating at the cross-roads of a ‘major’ decision. Zeroing in on a major […]