Archive - College App Help Desk

Labor Day Weekend College Application To-Do List

+ dates to add to calendar

Aug 29 •

Christine Gacharná

Organizing a Common App Personal Statement

Here's the outline for a narrative rhetorical mode using chronological organization

Aug 19 •

Christine Gacharná

How to Build a Better List

by using the Common Data Set

Aug 17 •

Christine Gacharná

Writing Short-Answer Essays

HOOK STORY GOAL: Activate the limbic system in your reader's brain

Aug 14 •

Christine Gacharná

11:04

Writing a “Why Us?” essay.

Picture yourself on campus; what stands out?

Aug 14 •

Christine Gacharná

Academic Writing 101

+ The 80/20 Rule

Aug 11 •

Christine Gacharná

31:31

July 2025

ACT/SAT Test Dates & Digital Adaptive SAT

What is it? How does it work? + Test Dates for 2024-2025 & 2025-2026

Jul 31 •

Christine Gacharná

Landslide: The Common App Got a Makeover. It’s Still a Mess.

It’s still confusing. It will still be glitchy. And it’s still somehow our best option.

Published on Admitted-ish • Jul 29

Using the Steps in the Writing Process + Non-Cogs

to craft a winning college application essay

Jul 26 •

Christine Gacharná

34:31

Writing a "Why This Major?" essay

+ bonus tips for LORs

Jul 21 •

Christine Gacharná

and

23:57

How to Write a “Why Us?” Essay

HINT: A “Why Us?” essay, A.K.A. “Why This College?” essay, is NOT about the college.

Jul 19 •

Christine Gacharná

and

21:44

It’s July. College is happening, & it’s happening FAST.

Where should students be right now?

Jul 12 •

Christine Gacharná

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