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 “The Essay Adviser” and author Elly Swartz.

For the past 15 years, Elizabeth has worked as a private college consultant, helping students get into incredible schools: Harvard, MIT, Columbia, Yale, Caltech, Dartmouth, and many, many others.

On today’s podcast, Elly talks about how to overcome writer’s block for college admissions essays.

Elly’s five ways to get unstuck:

1. Move and Relocate

2. Exercise

3. Get back to the basics (write your ideas on paper!)

4. Talk it out to get ideas flowing

5. Disconnect and shut down social media

Bonus Tip: Don’t title your first draft “College Essay”. Instead title it “Thoughts” this takes off a lot of pressure!

More information about Elly’s work can be found on the web:

www. essayadviser.com.

Enjoy, Thanks for Listening and remember at The Prepped and Polished Podcast, We Empower You to Take Control of Your Education!

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