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April 16, 2025 How to Tackle Writer's Block in Grad School
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February 24, 2025 Career changers: why switching fields doesn't mean you’re behind
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February 5, 2025 How to revise your essay
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January 31, 2025 Strengthen your outline: the clothesline method
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January 3, 2025 A checklist for a strong history thesis statement
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October 27, 2024 It’s due tomorrow! Writing a great essay on a tight deadline
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October 9, 2024 Three freewriting exercises to get your ideas flowing
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August 30, 2024 How to write a strong first sentence in personal essays
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July 12, 2024 How to tackle those big books on your reading list
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June 28, 2024 Why do you want to be a doctor? A sample response.
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June 12, 2024 Tackling 4 of the most common secondary questions
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February 23, 2024 6 tips for overcoming writer’s block
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January 29, 2024 How to read a scientific paper for beginners
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November 17, 2023 Building a bibliography from scratch
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November 10, 2023 Hedging: a trick to making your arguments more persuasive
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November 3, 2023 Finding your voice to write a statement of purpose
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September 29, 2023 What fiction teaches us about writing application essays
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September 27, 2023 The writer’s palette: color-coding as a revision strategy
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September 15, 2023 Avoiding clichés in your Common App essay
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August 24, 2023 How to write an effective “Reasons for Applying” supplement for Oxbridge
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August 9, 2023 5 tips for managing writing anxiety
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July 24, 2023 How to write compelling MBA admission essays
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June 9, 2023 Why you should use original historical sources for your English papers
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May 29, 2023 How to revise your writing in 3 easy steps
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May 19, 2023 Freewriting: the cure for writer’s block
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May 8, 2023 Tips tackling your secondary applications
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April 19, 2023 3 Tips for writing an excellent med school personal statement
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March 27, 2023 IQE: Introduce, Quote, and Explain
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March 8, 2023 How can I connect my work to a larger audience? 
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February 1, 2023 How to generate ideas for a literary essay
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January 6, 2023 Writing advice: know your audience!
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November 7, 2022 Stuck on your common app essay? Forget the prompts!
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October 17, 2022 Tips for persuasive personal writing
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September 28, 2022 Clarifying summary, analysis, and synthesis
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September 26, 2022 The puzzle pieces of an argument
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September 21, 2022 Three tips for writing a persuasive essay
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September 12, 2022 Finding your why for your medical school statement
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June 20, 2022 Application essays: the power of story
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June 15, 2022 Med school application: tips from a former Yale Med admissions committee member
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June 10, 2022 How to stand out as a medical school applicant
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June 2, 2022 Academic inconsistencies, interruptions, and Institutional Actions
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May 26, 2022 Why are you applying to our school? How to answer this common prompt.
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May 24, 2022 Secondaries: diving into the diversity prompt
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May 23, 2022 Make the most of your AMCAS Work and Activities
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April 27, 2022 The dreaded “P” word
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April 15, 2022 Good writers start as good readers
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March 30, 2022 Start early: tips for medical school personal statements
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March 25, 2022 Where ideas come from
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March 16, 2022 Why you should join a writing circle
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March 7, 2022 Writing a personal statement for dental schools
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February 28, 2022 Writing medical school essays: prioritize depth
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November 19, 2021 How to streamline a draft
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November 17, 2021 How to plan and organize historical research
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November 15, 2021 How to ask for feedback that will actually improve your writing
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October 20, 2021 How to write a personal statement if you’re changing fields
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September 17, 2021 How to write a diversity statement for law school admissions
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July 30, 2021 Breaking down the common app personal statement
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July 28, 2021 How to write a personal statement for doctoral/masters programs in the arts and sciences
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April 7, 2021 Tackling the AP English Language and Composition essays: part 1
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December 23, 2020 How to choose the right college essay topic
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December 11, 2020 What NOT to do in your personal statement for medical schools
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November 17, 2020 What I learned about the writing process from bread baking
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October 26, 2020 How to write the statement of purpose for humanities and social science PhD programs
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July 30, 2020 Editing for parallelism: one writing lesson from the proverb
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June 25, 2020 A comprehensive guide to AMCAS: getting started on the primary application
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March 11, 2020 How to fit you into your personal statement
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January 17, 2020 Authentic and vulnerable reflection in your college personal statement
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October 25, 2019 Law school admissions: drafting the personal statement
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October 16, 2019 Top 5 pitfalls to avoid when writing the supplemental “Why college X?” essay
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October 11, 2019 Deciding on the diversity statement for law school admissions
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October 9, 2019 4 ways to beat writing anxiety on the personal statement
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May 1, 2019 How to write with clarity and brevity
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January 25, 2019 How to write a successful personal statement
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October 10, 2018 Writing a thesis and topic sentences in your personal statement
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July 2, 2018 How to write a diversity essay for law school
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June 25, 2018 Staying ahead of the curve: secondary essay pre-writing strategies
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March 30, 2018 The power of anecdote: creative strategies for academic writing
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March 28, 2018 To write a memorable college essay, tell a story
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December 29, 2017 Five elements of a killer graduate school essay
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October 25, 2017 How to draft a college personal statement in 4 easy steps
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April 25, 2017 How to write an excellent history paper
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November 18, 2016 Essential components to the personal statement: how to tell your story
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September 30, 2016 The tools for success on the USMLE step I exam
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August 19, 2016 Solving a mystery: a new way to think about writing a research paper
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July 22, 2016 A guide to 4 medical school secondary application question types
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July 11, 2016 Statement of purpose vs. personal statement: knowing the difference
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March 2, 2016 Acing the GRE essay, part I: ingredients of a great GRE issue essay
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December 21, 2015 The SAT essay dissected: a step-by step guide
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October 14, 2015 How to answer 'tell us about yourself' on a secondary application
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September 6, 2013 How to write a compelling personal statement
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July 29, 2013 The 'why do you want to apply to our college?' admissions essay
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June 11, 2013 Writing samples for PhD applications
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October 10, 2012 Help with midterm season & exam essays
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June 18, 2012 The expository writer: an introduction
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