It’s no secret that COVID-19 has impacted the class of 2020. Now, according to a recent article in the Boston Globe, many incoming freshmen are opting to defer and postpone their college entry, which will, in turn, significantly affect the class of 2021.  “Twenty percent of Harvard first-year students are opting to defer their admission … Continue reading How COVID-19 deferrals will impact 2021 college applicants

Brown University presents applicants with prompts to three supplemental essay questions. Here are some tips at how you can answer each one: Brown’s Open Curriculum allows students to explore broadly while also diving deeply into their academic pursuits. Tell us about an academic interest (or interests) that excites you, and how you might use the … Continue reading The Brown University supplemental essays 2020

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology supplement consists of 5 short-answer essays. Here are our tips and tricks to note when completing MIT’s supplemental essays: In the MIT application, they are not looking for one long, highly-polished essay. Instead, interspersed throughout the application will be short-answer questions designed to help MIT get to know you. Just … Continue reading The MIT supplemental essay 2020

Below, please find the 2020-2021 Common Application essay prompts. They are exactly the same as last year, with the addition of an optional essay related to COVID-19. 1. Some students have a background, identity, interest, or talent so meaningful they believe their application would be incomplete without it. If this sounds like you, please share … Continue reading The Common Application 2020-2021 essay prompts

By now it’s no surprise to hear “online,” “virtual” and “Zoom” as placeholders for our usual classroom lexicon. The 2019 – 2020 school year wrapped up with an abrupt transition to online learning and left many students with more questions than answers. As universities find ways to deliver high quality content via unconventional teaching channels, … Continue reading How has online learning changed since COVID-19