by Mark Ionescu | Jun 3, 2021 | College Essays
The good news is, no – pain is not an essential ingredient in college essays. No, we’re not talking about the pain that goes into writing in general – brainstorming, creating multiple drafts, editing and revising, and sometimes scrapping whole essays to...
by Mark Ionescu | May 5, 2021 | College Essays
One of the most common pieces of writing advice, which you may have heard in relation to college essay writing, is to write about what you know. And if there’s one thing that all of us have gotten to know over the past year, far better than we’d like, it’s COVID....
by Mark Ionescu | Nov 2, 2020 | College Essays
We’ve established some key elements of good storytelling in previous installments, such as characters, setting, and plot, as well as why a good story can be such an effective tool for hooking readers. Now let’s dig deeper into the essential engine of good stories: the...
by Mark Ionescu | Sep 29, 2020 | College Essays
We’ve talked previously about the value of telling a story and how stories can influence your audience to attach more value to the subject – in this case, you. Let’s dig in now to what actually makes a story. Stories, or narratives, come in all shapes and sizes,...
by Mark Ionescu | Sep 9, 2020 | College Essays
Every prospective student desperately wants to convey to their dream college why they are special, and what makes them a uniquely perfect fit for the campus they hope to make a home in for the next four years. It’s an admirable goal, and as we’ve discussed previously,...
by Mark Ionescu | Jul 24, 2020 | College Essays
College application essays have often been touted as an important way to showcase who you are and make yourself stand out from the crowd. Now that pandemic-related upheaval has disrupted many of the other factors that colleges typically use to evaluate prospective...
