Essays From the Other Side - Jessica Q's essay
Here's another great essay from the Collegewise family. This one is by Jessica Quadra, our new essay specialist. Enjoy!
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July 13, 2009
July 07, 2009
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July 02, 2009
Collegewise Counselor Spotlight - Jessica DeDomenico
This week's spotlight is on Jessica DeDomenico, a counselor in our White Plains, NY office. Read on to find out what famous people (besides Jessica, of course) graduated from the University of Virginia!
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July 01, 2009
Essays from The Other Side - Jennifer's Essay
As promised, we're posting several of our own essays from Collegewise's Essay Training. Each of us had an interesting experience writing essays "from the other side" of college admissions.
Click here to read LA office Director Jennifer Mandel's essay. P.S. Shortly after Collegewise's training, this article came out in one of our favorite admissions blogs. It definitely reinforced what we learned during our own essay training.
