The Prepped and Polished Podcast is an educational and inspirational show that offers tutoring and test prep tips as well as interviews with celebrities and leaders in education. It is hosted by Alexis Avila, founder of Prepped and Polished LLC, a tutoring and test prep firm for K-college.

On today's show, Alexis is joined by Ethan Sawyer “The Essay Guy.” Ethan is a nationally recognized college essay expert and sought-after speaker. He gives us tips on how to write more compelling answers to college application personal insight questions.

Ethan’s college essay tips:

Don’t write a boring, general essay.

Do write an essay that showcases your unique skill and demonstrate how that skill has changed you.

What do college admissions officers really look for?

1. That you can write

2. That you can tell them something that is missing on the rest of the application

Ethan’s words of wisdom for teens: Focus on what you have to offer.

Don’t sleep on supplemental essays. They ARE important.

More of Ethan’s work can be found on the web:

Facebook: Facebook.com/CollegeEssayGuy

Google Plus: https://plus.google.com/+EthanSawyerCollegeEssayGuy

Instagram: @CollegeEssayGuy

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/collegeessayguy/

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Twitter: @ CollegeEssayGuy

Website: http://www.collegeessayguy.com

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