by paulculp | Jan 31, 2019 | Admissions, Applications
By Paul Culp, MA (Oxon.), CFT, GCDF, CCSP “Call no man happy before his death,” Sophocles wrote. In other words, it’s never too late to ruin your life. Late winter and early spring mean the end is in sight for high school students waiting for the verdict from college...
by paulculp | Jan 24, 2019 | Uncategorized
By Paul Culp, MA (Oxon.), CFT, GCDF, CCSP Considering how “professionals” make bad writing seem normal, is it any wonder teenagers struggle verbally? We made the point in a recent article (When Grammar Takes a Nap: The 10 Most Common College App Essay...
by paulculp | Jan 22, 2019 | Admissions, Applications, High School Students, Money, Paying for College, Scholarships
By Paul Culp, MA (Oxon.), CFT, GCDF, CCSP Hercules apparently wasn’t college material. If he had been, admissions officers and scholarship sources might have found his Twelve Labors impressive as a measure of his community service—up to a point. They probably...
by paulculp | Jan 19, 2019 | Admissions, Applications, High School Students
By Paul Culp, MA (Oxon.), CFT, GCDF, CCSP The kids aren’t ready, but the colleges themselves must share the blame for the college preparedness crisis. A few months ago, we reported on the lamentable fact that the majority of American college students leave without...
by paulculp | Jan 1, 2019 | Admissions, Scholarships
By Paul Culp, MA (Oxon.), CFT, GCDF, CCSP Once upon a time, right here in the U.S. of A., people were ashamed to express themselves poorly. Today they are defiant about it. The few who still know and care how the English language is supposed to work are often called...
