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Using Your 529 Plan to Pay for College Coaching and College Prep

University Gurus

Coaching tied to essay writing, admissions planning, or test prep often qualifies. Eligible services include test prep, profile boosting, independent study, research projects, mentorship, application strategy sessions, essay writing assistance, and other activities that directly enhance academic outcomes.

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From Homeschool to the Ivy League: 5 Tips to Get into Top Colleges

Top Tier Admissions

Document your achievements. A portfolio with photos, essays, or videos can bring your extracurricular journey to life. Whether its building a comprehensive transcript, creating a college list, guiding you through essay writing, or all of the above, our expert counselors are here to help every step of the way.

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Graduate Admissions 101: Answering “Why This College” Essay Prompts

Koodoos Learning

This document will be uploaded to your online application and need not be mailed. Activity Descriptions - Along with your resume and essays, the application will often have a space for you to explain your list of activities. In your essay, write about the specific parts of the course that excite you.

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Oxford vs Harvard: Which School Is Better?

AdmissionSight

Lastly, make sure all your transcripts and documents are organized and submitted on time to keep things simple. Write a personal statement and five short supplemental essays (150 words each). Make sure your transcripts and all required documents are well-organized. Strong grades and GPA are essential. Extracurriculars.

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App season survival tips

Caltech Admissions

General tips: Just write. I know it sounds obvious, but I think I probably spent hours at a time just staring at an empty word document trying so hard to find the perfect words. Don’t waste your time doing this, start writing and you’ll find the words you’re looking for! Ask one or two adults you trust to read your essays.

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Common App & Essay Support

CTK College Coach

Writing the personal essay To be ready to apply to all schools, a student should have requested letters of recommendation, developed a thoughtful college list, and written the personal essay. If your student is still working on the personal essay, here is our best guidance on writing it.

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Common App Essay Prompt 1 Example and Guide 2024-2025

The Koppelman Group

We’re going to explore each Common App essay prompt in depth (there are 7, btw) and tell you which ones we like, which ones we don’t like, and guide you on how to brainstorm, write, and edit your Common App essay to perfection. All we can say is, we know our methods work. This part is much easier said than done, we know.