Tiffany is an international education policy expert, fueled by a desire to promote universal education and her own stubborn refusal to do anything easy.
Episode 14 – The Transition into College Let us point out the obvious: college is totally different from high school. “Come on, Admissionado,” you say, rolling…
Posted on November 18, 2013Episode 13 – After Acceptance Ah, the most glorious word in the entire admissions process: ACCEPTANCE. It feels good to be accepted to college, doesn’t it?…
Posted on November 11, 2013Episode 12 – Financial Aid For many students, the application for financial aid is just as valuable as the regular application. Yet, the financial aid process…
Posted on November 4, 2013Episode 11 – The Silver Linings Episode It happens to almost every applicant at least once. You get an email or letter that can be summarized…
Posted on October 28, 2013Episode 10 – Application Mechanics Your essays are polished. Your extracurricular list is flawless. Your recommendations are (hopefully) glowing. Yet, you’re still hearing conflicting advice on…
Posted on October 21, 2013Episode 9 – Letters of Recommendation We get this a lot in the application world: “The AdCom wants to hear from me, so the letters of…
Posted on October 14, 2013Episode 8 – The Importance of Rewriting Essays You’ve mastered the art of emotional narrative and slain the first draft dragon. Now, you’re reading it over…
Posted on October 7, 2013Episode 7 – Writing a Personal Statement — Part II Spoiler alert: the first three components of emotional narrative are useless without the final two. Whoa!…
Posted on September 30, 2013Episode 6 – Writing a Personal Statement — Part I The average student is well versed in academic writing, which is great for the standard five-paragraph…
Posted on September 23, 2013Episode 5 – Choosing Your College Essay Topics It’s impossible to create an amazing movie on the foundation of a weak premise. Similarly, you CANNOT write…
Posted on September 16, 2013