Early applications to college are in, and now many students are scrambling to finish personal statements and essay supplements for regular admissions, beginning Jan. 1. Whether you are writing a personal statement for the Common App, Coalition App, or a supplement for an Ivy, private liberal arts college or public university, make sure you follow Read More

The clock is ticking for students applying to school for next fall as the regular college admissions deadlines loom. Are your students’ essays stressing you out? Are they done? Do the essays they’ve already written look messy? Or is something missing from the story? We don’t want your students’ college application journey to ruin Thanksgiving. Read More

Holly Bennetts, president of the Michigan Association for College Admission Counseling, sees countless students break down in her office because a trusted adult in their life said a personal statement for their college application was not good enough. “The student takes that as ‘I am not good enough,’” said Bennetts, a high school counselor Mercy Read More

Over the years, many high school counselors have come to us, asking for tips to guide students through the college essay writing process. They want to help their students, but they’re not sure how to use their limited time most effectively. We have been talking to admissions officers and school counselors about essays for years, Read More

Does this scene sound familiar? Your student is sitting down, staring at a fresh sheet of paper, pencil poised in hand, but not writing anything. It can happen for an AP Language paper or a college essay. The students say they feel stuck; they call it writer’s block.   Many of Wow’s college essay and Read More

Every writer feels nervous in the moments when they are revising, starting over or drafting a new piece of prose. So it’s not surprising when even students who are well-prepared, understand the college essay prompt, and have a great story to tell also get the first-draft jitters, or writing anxiety.   In a few months, Read More

The New York Times recently published examples of 4 great college essays that stood out from students in different parts of the country. Writing the college essay is very difficult for many students. These examples may give your students some ideas on how they should approach writing their own: Jonathan Ababiy – Blaine, MN ‘The Read More

It’s spring, a good time to debunk some of the rumors about the college essay that spread like wildfire among the college-bound crowd and their families. With that in mind, here are our Top 5 college essay myths and facts: Myth 1: A college essay has to be written about an impressive topic. Fact: The student is Read More

A few years ago, a father, Alan, saw the effect the college essay can have on a high school student during his daughter’s junior year. Katie came home from school one day, flustered over a seemingly simple English class assignment: Write a personal statement for college. He had never seen this side of his daughter. Read More

It’s not too early to tell your students to start thinking about that college essay. As the Class of 2018 winds down the process, your juniors are getting ready to begin their journey. At Wow, we believe success on the college application process begins in school and at home — sooner rather than later — Read More