College Essays and Thanksgiving

College Essays and Thanksgiving November 25 Start writing your Regular Decision college essays before Thanksgiving dinner as you never know when the Tryptophan will kick in. For this young man in the front, it seems as though it already has Its just about Thanksgiving and its wise to spend this break from school working on college admissions essays for the Regular Decision cycle. This applies to all students even those who applied through Early Decision and Early Action policies. Whys that, you ask? Because you wont have time to write strong admissions essays to a host of schools to which you apply Regular Decision after you find out your Early Decision or Early Action decision(s). Sure, you can still put words on a page. We never have any doubt that students can put 500 to 650 words on a page. Its not particularly difficult to string 650 words together. But to string together 650 words that sway admissions officers to want to root for you now thats something. And thats how we help our students. The essays of our students sway admissions officers to want to go to bat for them. Its that simple. Dont wait until New Years Eve to get cracking on that Why Penn essay. Admissions officers at Penn will know if you put those words on the page in the final hours because those essays will be mediocre at best.  Its unlikely that last minute essay will convince an admissions officer that Penn is your first choice, that youve really done your research on the University of Pennsylvania, and that youd matriculate if admitted. Simply writing about a Ben Franklin statue in this essay isnt going to get you in. Do you know how many students write about that statue? Oy vey! If youre interested in Ivy Coachs assistance with your admissions essays, fill out our consult form  and well be in touch promptly. Theres a high likelihood that the essays you submitted to your Early Decision or Early Action school(s) were trite and all too common  if you didnt have our help (we know this because 99% of students admissions essays are terrible). Why make the same mistake again and again and again? Now is the time to correct course. Not at 11 PM on December 31st. And, yes, we are available over the holiday to work with you on these essays.