The College Admissions Edge

You’d think that it would be easy to figure out which colleges require supplemental essays. And you’d be wrong. Listen to this short episode describing the frustrating places where some colleges “hide” their writing supplements.

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College advisor Andy Lockwood interviews fellow college advisor Steve Schwartz, founder of the College Admissions Toolbox about how he coaches his clients on writing college essays.

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College advisor Andy Lockwood explains the hidden, often disappointing, reasons why colleges offer “Priority Applications”.

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This episode was originally a webinar I conducted for my community in early July 2019.  We covered:

The biggest mistake college essay writers commit and how to avoid it

The “Obstacle” essay:  Really?

How to use Netflix and the New York Post to dramatically improve your essay

How to overcome the dreaded College Essay Writer’s Block

The odd reason well-intentioned college essay advice from your English teacher can SABOTAGE your chances of admission to your “Dream School”

How to write a college essay so compelling admissions officers will (practically) crawl naked over broken glass to admit your child

Good topics..BAD topics

How to win at the Supplemental Essay Game

How to avoid writing the “Wrong” essay

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College advisor Andy Lockwood discusses when your house hurts eligibility for financial aid, and when it doesn’t.  See www.LockwoodCollegePrep.com for more information.

College Appeals & Negotiations Case Studies, Special Circumstances and a Pearl “Dr. Laura” Moment   College Advisors Pearl and Andy Lockwood chat on their weekly show, College Talk Tuesday about some live, actual client case studies of financial aid and scholarship appeals, what constitutes “Special Circumstances” and what does not!   College Talk Tuesday airs…

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Andy interviews friend and college consulting colleague Abby Siegel about some of the crazy, ethical and borderline illegal behavior we’ve heard about over the years, including:   “Double depositing” Weaseling out of ED agreements and the bad things that can happen (as opposed to doing so the right way) Parents who write their kids’ essays…

College consultant Andy Lockwood interviews Don Betterton, former director of Financial Aid and member of the Admissions Committee of Princeton University and former trustee of the College Board   In this wide-ranging interview, Andy asked Mr. Betterton about:   Was he surprised by the FBI investigation How William “Rick” Singer could have pulled off such…

Pearl and Andy Lockwood share their thoughts  – and personal experiences, including the time Andy met “Rick” Singer (the sleazy college consultant at the center of the FBI investigation, and the times clients have discussed, ahem, “fudging” things on their college applications and more.     Join us as we chat about the CRAY-CRAY week…