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    Explore " college application essay" with insightful episodes like "College Essay Tips: Overcoming Writer’s Block; Listener Questions", "Telling Your Story", "Meet Each College Application Deadline" and "State School Essays; Listener Q&A" from podcasts like ""Getting In: A College Coach Conversation", "Admissions Beat", "Confused to College Ready Podcast: Unlocking the Secrets to Your College Search" and "Getting In: A College Coach Conversation"" and more!

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    College Essay Tips: Overcoming Writer’s Block; Listener Questions

    College Essay Tips: Overcoming Writer’s Block; Listener Questions
    Are you struggling to write those essays? Dismissing every idea as bad, or just staring at a blank screen? College Coach admissions expert Steve Brennan shares advice on how to overcome writer’s block. So, tune in, and know that you aren’t alone. In addition, host Shannon Vasconcelos and our very own admissions vet Jen Simons answer listener questions.

    Telling Your Story

    Telling Your Story

    Dean Lee Coffin of Dartmouth says that “any application to any college is the union of two things: data and voice.” In this encore episode of Admissions Beat, first aired in July 2020 on its predecessor podcast, The Search, Dean Coffin turns to the storytelling and narrative elements (and opportunities) of an application. Along with guest Meredith Reynolds, a former Tufts admissions officer who is the associate director of college guidance of Roxbury Latin School in Boston, Dean Coffin provides practical advice and perspective on the two main writing sections of most college applications: the personal statement, as well as the short, supplemental questions that are specific to particular colleges. They are also joined by two college applicants — Rashad Brown Mitchell and Maya Newell — who read excerpts from their college application essays, with Ms. Reynolds and Dean Coffin providing analysis in real-time. As Ms. Reynolds puts it: “Admissions officers are just humans who love a good story.”

    Meet Each College Application Deadline

    Meet Each College Application Deadline

    In your senior year, we want you to meet each college application deadline on time to ensure that your college application will be reviewed! This will also help to decrease your stress and enjoy your senior year! 

    Today we are going to talk bout what is required for the college application, how to track your application deadlines, and the steps you can take to navigate the college admissions process with ease!

    This show is for the confused college applicant and family to learn simple and effective strategies to help you find the BEST college for your student while having positive conversations.  This will turn you into the College Ready applicant and family so you can be confident with your next steps and your choice of college! 

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    I’m Courtney Kountz and I’m looking forward to serving you and your student!