I made sure to highlight the things that made me me. There are plenty of people with similar grades and "standard"...

Given my situation, Harvard was the best choice. Cornell and...

My main extracurricular here has been getting involved with the mountaineering club on campus. It's a really great...

I only interviewed for three schools, MIT, UChicago, and Harvard, and I'd rate how well I thought they went in the same order. My Harvard interviewer even suggested I apply somewhere else instead! My results, however, were...

Although there are a lot of national challenges with big rewards, look for the small local ones! Ultimately, you're more likely to get a decent amount of money by applying to a lot of smaller local awards rather than a lot of big ones, as they attract much more attention. By really focusing on a few and reworking all your existing essays for others, you'll definitely get a couple thousand (more if your area, unlike mine,...

My recommendation letters were written by the teachers I got to know the most during high school-one math, one english. To figure out whom you should ask, first check the requirements for the schools to which you are applying, often they require some...