Adrianne Owings
Understanding 10 Common Terms in College Admissions
If you or your child is applying to colleges this year, you may have come across some words and terms that you didn’t understand. We’re...
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Racquel Bernard
- Aug 22
- 5 min
What Is Demonstrated Interest in the college admissions process?
Have you heard the term "demonstrated interest" but don't know what role it plays in the college admissions process? Read more to find out.
Adrianne Owings
- Aug 15
- 7 min
How to Refine a Draft of Your Common App Essay
Once you've gone through the process of writing the first draft of your Common App essay, now it's time to edit and refine it.
Adrianne Owings
- Aug 2
- 6 min
How to Draft Your Common App Essay
Your Common App essay is one of the most important parts of your college application — but the hardest part is getting started. Once...
Adrianne Owings
- Jul 23
- 6 min
How to Choose a Topic for Your Common App Essay
You've started to narrow down your college list and decided you're ready to start writing your college essays, specifically your Common...
H&C Education
- Jul 13
- 4 min
When and How Should You Start Writing Your College Essay?
With careful planning and creativity, writing college essays can be a manageable and even enjoyable process.
Adrianne Owings
- Feb 17
- 3 min
How to Send Updates on Your College Application
Have you won an award or achieved something significant since submitting your application?
H&C Education
- Feb 1
- 13 min
How to Get Into the Ivy League
Harvard. Princeton. Yale. Columbia. They’re some of the most prestigious schools in the world. For many students, attending one of them...
H&C Education
- Jan 14
- 4 min
How To Write the UNC-Chapel Hill Supplemental Essays (2021-2022)
Welcome to the UNC-Chapel Hill supplemental essay prompts for the 2021-2022 college application cycle!
H&C Education
- Nov 18, 2021
- 6 min
How To Write The Dartmouth College Supplemental Essays (2021-2022)
Welcome to the Dartmouth College supplemental essay prompts for the 2021-2022 application cycle! Here's everything you need to know to...
Adrianne Owings
- Nov 11, 2021
- 8 min
How To Write The University of California Essays (2021-2022)
Welcome to the 2021-2022 essay prompts for the University of California system! Here's everything you need to know to write the UC PIQs.
H&C Education
- Nov 5, 2021
- 4 min
How To Write The Cornell University Supplemental Essays (2021-2022)
Working on your Cornell application? Here’s how to write the Cornell supplemental essays you need to complete in addition to the Common App.
Adrianne Owings
- Oct 28, 2021
- 4 min
How To Write The University of Pennsylvania Supplemental Essays (2021-2022)
Working on your U Penn application? Here’s how to write the supplemental essays you need to complete in addition to your Common Application.
Adrianne Owings
- Oct 15, 2021
- 10 min
How to Write the Harvard Supplemental Essays (2021-2022)
Welcome to the Harvard supplemental essay prompts for the 2021-2022 college application cycle! Here's everything you need to know to...
Adrianne Owings
- Sep 23, 2021
- 6 min
How to Write the Columbia Supplemental Essays (2021-2022)
Welcome to the Columbia supplemental essay prompts for the 2021-2022 college application cycle! Here's everything you need to know to...
Adrianne Owings
- Sep 17, 2021
- 7 min
How To Write The Princeton Supplemental Essays (2021-2022)
Working on your Princeton supplemental essays? Whether you’re completing the “Your Voice” prompt or writing about an extracurricular...
Racquel Bernard
- Aug 19, 2021
- 6 min
What is the "Holistic Approach" in the College Admissions Process?
What is the "holistic approach" in college admissions? Former Dartmouth Admissions Officer Racquel offers her perspective on the term.
Adrianne Owings
- Jul 22, 2021
- 6 min
Meet an H&C Student: Ahmad Alsheikh (Harvard ‘24)
Meet Ahmed Alsheikh, a Syrian refugee and current Harvard student who worked with H&C throughout his college admissions journey.
Adrianne Owings
- Jun 24, 2021
- 5 min
Changes to the Common App in 2021-2022
While the process of filling out the Common App remains fundamentally the same year-to-year, there were changes made.
Pierre Huguet
- May 20, 2021
- 3 min
When and How Should You Start Writing Your College Essay?
In my experience, students who struggle with the college essay often fall into two categories.