Essays: What Works

For their fourth annual Bulldog Days Live episode, Hannah and Mark ask four recently admitted students visiting campus to reflect on the factors and forces that affected their college application journey – including things they chose to do and things that were completely out of t ...  Show more

Hannah and Mark discuss the exciting work of the admissions office’s “I-Team” with colleague and director of international admissions, John. The officers review the process of applying to Yale as an international student and share how officers evaluate applications from every cor ...  Show more

In this episode, college admissions experts discuss how to write a meaningful personal statement and impactful supplemental essays. 

How do you capture an Admissions Officer’s attention through your college essays? On today’s episode, Nivanthi Karunaratne, a Graduate Coach at InGenius Prep, shares her personal journey of self-discovery through music and how it has influenced her approach in helping students ...

While there are countless ways to approach an MBA essay, we know a few things are true for virtually any business school essay prompt: You need to convey a lot of complex information succinctly, These prompts are often purposely broad/vague--which means that it is essential for y ...  Show more

<span style="font-weight: 400;">This episode represents part four of four in my epic mini-series with Tutor Ted and in this one I share what steps to take to turn your essay from "just okay" to "great." Specifically, though, I share:</span>