Lehigh University is obviously beautiful, with a campus that has lots of either Gothic or super-modern buildings nestled into the side of a mountain. This 6,000 undergraduate institution is definitely one of the “haves” in the higher education scene. Every building and interior of the school is impeccably maintained and filled with the latest and [...]
Dickinson College was founded in 1773 by Dr. Benjamin Rush, who went on to sign the Declaration of Independence. The school has a close relationship with the adjoining town, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, a town of 40,000, which is dialed up on the quaint/cuteness factor. Nearby, nature beckons—Dickinson is five minutes away from the Appalachian Trail, and [...]
Drexel University is situated in an urban part of Philadelphia, with much of the campus being high-rise buildings. It doesn’t have a contiguous campus feel, but what it lacks in quads and green spaces it makes up for in energy — you can feel that this is a place where people are busy doing things. Drexel [...]
After years of working with students on their college essays, certain patterns emerge. Not the good kind — the kind that makes us wince a little on the inside while remaining mostly calm and encouraging on the outside. In the spirit of helping your student avoid the most common pitfalls, here’s an honest rundown of [...]
There is a particular tension that settles into a house where the college essay is sitting unwritten. You can feel it in the way the topic comes up casually at dinner, “So… any thoughts about your essay?” and then disappears just as quickly. You can feel it in the open laptop that somehow never quite [...]
One of the most popular Big Ten schools, Penn State’s main campus is filled with so many good things—275 majors, with all of the greatest hits, but also including niche ones such as Immunology, Rail Transportation Engineering, and Turfgrass Science. In addition, they are an R1 research institution, have thousands of clubs, play many types [...]
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