Place the Big Pieces First
During the dog days of summer I work all day long with students on their college applications, mostly via the CommonApp. One of the common mistakes they make, prior to coaching, involves a failure to properly prioritize their main application to-do list. Irrespective of how smart or high-achieving a student may be, sometimes applicants become overwhelmed with the sheer number of questions to answer, forms to fill out, and short-answer and essay prompts to respond to, and they start attacking tasks as they think of them (any task—even randomly) in an effort to move the whole project forward. Take A*****, […]
