What the Affirmative Action Ruling Means for You, the Applicant
On June 29th, 2023, the Supreme Court ruled that Affirmative Action policies in College Admissions violate the 14th Amendment - equal...
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Bentham Team
- Aug 31
- 4 min
College Essays are Personal Essays - Learn the Conventions of the Genre
When most students are confronted with a college essay, they encounter a conflict - should the personal statement be like the essays...
Bentham Team
- Aug 18
- 3 min
You’re Doing It Wrong: Mistakes You Make as You Try to Bolster Your Profile
Getting into highly selective colleges has become ridiculously competitive. Rather than exploring whether their future happiness and...
Bentham Team
- Aug 3
- 3 min
What courses should you take to get into a highly selective college?
Every year in mid-September the question arises for high school students and parents - what courses should we select for next year? How...
Bentham Team
- Jul 21
- 3 min
The Importance of Being Earnest - Writing an Effective College Essay
The most effective way to write a college essay is to be personal, honest, and vulnerable. There are other ways, but this is the most...
Bentham Team
- Jun 29
- 3 min
Transferring to an Elite School
It’s difficult for seniors in high school to know what they want in a college, what a particular school is really like, and even what...
Bentham Team
- Jun 16
- 3 min
Getting Started on Your College Essay Part 2: Some Exercises to Get You Started
Here are a few exercises to get started As we said in the last blog, the objective of the college essay is to make a deep connection with...
Bentham Team
- Jun 2
- 4 min
Getting Started on Your College Essay Part 1: Some Advice Before You Begin
If applicants are smart, late spring or early summer is the time to get down to drafting the college essay. The essay will go through...
Bentham Team
- May 20
- 5 min
College Deadlines You Can’t Miss
In a nutshell: Most applications will open August 1 for students applying for fall 2023 enrollment. College deadlines most often fall...
Bentham Team
- May 5
- 3 min
What to do if you’re waitlisted
When you apply to a college, you may not be accepted or rejected. Instead, you might get waitlisted. This probably means that you met the...
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