Does the thought of writing essays and picking activities to include in your college admissions application completely overwhelm you? Between trying to join any and every club to spice up your application and comparing your essay to every example on Google, who wouldn’t be? Lucky for you, there’s a better way to work through this process. The traditional strategies do not work anymore so I am giving you a closer look at a client case study that landed her top choices by using the unique strategies we came up with together for her admissions applications. 

This episode is for you if you are looking to stand out in the application process for a selective college like an Ivy League school or a top liberal arts college. Before you sign up for 9 activities or write an essay that completely misses the bar, take a listen for strategies to rethink your extracurriculars and ensure that you add purpose and intellectual vitality to your application. 

What We Cover:

• The Four Key Traits Colleges are Looking for in their Students 
• What is Intellectual Vitality?
• Why Taking AP Classes Isn’t Enough 
• Creating Legacy vs. Joining Another Club 
• Adding Real World Application of Skills to Your Essays 

 

“Academic Decathlon or school clubs are not intellectual vitality. Intellectual vitality is demonstrated by students who have really assumed significant responsibility for their own learning process, who showed maturity and self-discipline in the fulfillment of an independent project, usually well beyond the limitations of a school assignment.” - Cathleen McCaffery

 

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