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January 25, 2025

Caroline Koppelman

Ultimate Guide to Letters of Continued Interest ...

Getting waitlisted or deferred from your dream school is hard. We know it’s hard! You feel rejected, but it’s this weird non-rejection rejection that can leave you feeling lost and confused. And while a lot of things in college admissions are totally out of your control, there is something you can do if you’ve been waitlisted or deferred to give yourself another chance. A letter of continued interest, sometimes known as a waitlist letter or deferral letter, is one of the few, actionable things you can control when admissions decisions seem so out of your control. It’s your only chance to make a good second impression, and we help students write them every single year.

January 24, 2025

Caroline Koppelman

Ultimate Guide to Getting Waitlisted 2025

Getting waitlisted is the ultimate limbo – it’s not not a rejection, but it’s not a full-on denial, either. And depending on your circumstances, you could be feeling everything from mild disappointment to full-on panic. Don’t get yourself into a tizzy just yet, because there are things you can do to give yourself a shot at getting off the waitlist and make sure that you have a plan in place for the next year.

November 28, 2024

Caroline Koppelman

Best Early Decision II (ED2) Schools 2024-2025

Hey, look, sometimes ED doesn’t work out the way we want it to, and we have to change strategies. If you just got rejected or deferred from your ED/EA option, we’d like to introduce you to our good friend, Early Decision 2. ED2 is just as binding as ED, and it signals to the school that you are serious about attending that school, and guess what? Schools like when you’re serious about them.

September 17, 2024

Caroline Koppelman

Why This College Essay Question Guide and ...

Why do you want to go to school here? If there’s one prompt you are certain to write more than once, it’s this one. This prompt comes in a few different flavors, but at the end of the day, they all want to know why their school is the perfect school for you and why you’re the perfect student for them. No pressure or anything.

July 5, 2024

Caroline Koppelman

Official Common App Essay Guide 2024-2025

We’ve spent the last few weeks breaking down the Common App essay prompt by prompt, and today we’re going to give you our ultimate guide to writing the Common App essay. There might be seven different prompts, but ultimately, all schools want the same thing from their applicants’ Common App essays: a story.

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Caroline Koppelman

December 16, 2023

Best Academic Colleges for Musical Theater

Caroline Koppelman

December 16, 2023

While many students know they want to get into a top-tier conservatory and spend the rest of their lives pursuing their Broadway dreams, some students want to pursue a highly academic university career in tandem with their passion for Musical Theater. (And by the way, choosing a standard academic college won’t prevent you from pursuing a profession in the arts whatsoever!) Below is our list of top academic schools that also have great Musical Theater programs:

Caroline Koppelman

May 3, 2023

How to Write a College Essay about Music

Caroline Koppelman

May 3, 2023

Most people on the planet have a relationship with music. In fact, we’d dare to say everyone does. No matter what one’s culture, experiences, abilities, location, or preferences are, there is, somewhere, a relationship to the sounds (and in some cases vibrations) that, when combined and layered, we call music. Because what is music, after all, but layered sound that speaks to us in some meaningful way?

Caroline Koppelman

Caroline’s admissions consulting service has helped students get into Harvard, Stanford, UPenn, and Columbia. Learn more about Caroline here.

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