college essays Archives - College Initiative Helping families to successfully navigate the college admissions process Fri, 02 Jan 2026 18:56:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://collegeinitiative.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/cropped-logoSQUARE-02-e1683223180849-32x32.png college essays Archives - College Initiative 32 32 College Applications and ChatGPT https://collegeinitiative.net/2023/01/13/college-applications-and-chatgpt/ Fri, 13 Jan 2023 21:42:47 +0000 https://collegeinitiative.net/?p=2811 I thought maybe I could avoid writing about ChatGPT and college applications, but it's the elephant in the room if you ignore it these days. What are the implications for college admission?

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]]> College Admissions Competition (Who Are Students Really Competing Against?) https://collegeinitiative.net/2022/03/17/college-admissions-competition/ Thu, 17 Mar 2022 19:47:32 +0000 https://collegeinitiative.net/?p=2602 The perception is that it's a college admissions competition among applicants. But applicants are not competing against who they think they are.

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]]> High School Community Service – What You Need to Know https://collegeinitiative.net/2019/02/11/high-school-community-service/ Mon, 11 Feb 2019 19:02:20 +0000 http://collegeinitiative.net/?p=1369 By now, teens and their parents have all gotten the message that colleges like to see community service on students’ college applications. In fact, in some cases, not having any high school community service on their resumé can hurt students’ chances of being admitted. So, knowing that community service in high school can make a...

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]]> Is the Common App or Coalition App a Better Option? https://collegeinitiative.net/2019/01/31/common-app-or-coalition-app/ Thu, 31 Jan 2019 19:31:51 +0000 http://collegeinitiative.net/?p=1130 Both the Common Application and the Coalition Application are online college application platforms. The Coalition App is a relative newcomer, opening up for applications in Fall of 2016. In contrast, the Common App has been around since 1975 and has gone through numerous revisions since then. Let’s first talk about the similarities and differences in...

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