This is the classic supplemental essay question – "Why are you interested in us?" – and it's a tricky one to do well. Colleges want to make sure you've been an astute college shopper. ...
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Over the last year, I’ve done a lot of reading. It became my quarantine hobby of choice. From memoir to manga to anything the local librarian recommended, I read it all. Regardless of...
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Author’s note: this letter also appears at the opening of our updated Guide to Women's Colleges, which you can now find on our Resources page.
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Author’s note: writing about standardized testing for the last year has felt like juggling whilst on a circus ball; there are a million moving parts, and the ground is shifting beneath...
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After what's been a doozy of a year, I decided to focus this final post of 2020 on establishing a narrative -- as best I could -- for the year that was, and a little bit of the year that...
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Dating back eleven years ago, when our founder Kevin began his ten-year run of the Wise Like Us blog, we’ve always focused on bringing clarity, calm, and joy to this process. And in a...
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