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AI Prompt Engineering for College and Career Exploration
Using AI prompt engineering, students can enhance their college search through interactive, guided conversations. The alternating...
Mark Moody
May 14 min read
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After You Submit Applications...
From my insta... next steps after you send off those applications!
Mark Moody
Nov 19, 20241 min read
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Before you hit "submit" on those applications...
Last-minute tips to send those applications off with confidence!
Mark Moody
Oct 30, 20241 min read
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Perfect bottom-line essay insight from a Dean
Rick Clark of Georgia Tech is a source of lots of great college admission advice. In this piece for Grown & Flown, he cuts right to the...
Mark Moody
Sep 12, 20242 min read
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On Selectivity, Magical Thinking, and Sunny Campuses
Human nature and probability.
Mark Moody
Sep 4, 20243 min read
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8 Essay Keys from Experts, Summarized by ChatGPT
There's a lot of talk about using ChatGPT, as it gets more sophisticated, as a constructive tool. I had a wild thought and asked ChatGPT...
Mark Moody
Aug 16, 20245 min read
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The joy (no, really) of the college admission essay
Reflection, personal growth and confidence through 650-word mini memoirs.
Mark Moody
Jul 29, 20244 min read
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Authenticity, please...
There are better ways to spend time in high school than paid research opportunities and "branding" efforts.
Mark Moody
Jul 29, 20242 min read
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Blog Greatest Hits-- Teacher Recommendations: Making the Ask
Understanding teacher recommendations
Mark Moody
May 1, 20249 min read
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For seniors and families as decisions arrive...
"The data are in: we are not good at predicting what will make us happy. This is known and documented. So as we watch another class of...
Mark Moody
Mar 28, 20242 min read
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How to Start Visiting Colleges: Mindset College Collective
My good friend and former colleague Sara Purviance of Mindset College Collective shares some good advice on making a low-stress entry...
Mark Moody
Jan 24, 20241 min read
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New Year Admission Revolutions
I couldn't agree more with Brennan Barnard's latest blog post suggesting good habits for those in the college admission cycle this year--...
Mark Moody
Jan 10, 20241 min read
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Guest Blog by Sara Purviance: Modeling Gratitude for Our Teens
I'm grateful (see what I did there) to Sara for sharing these timely thoughts about gratitude. Sara was my colleague for several years,...
Mark Moody
Nov 22, 20234 min read
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Students and Parents: Keeping balance and protecting well-being amid college pressure
The conversation about college in the US continues to feel fraught with uncertainty, with changing admission practices post-pandemic,...
Mark Moody
Nov 20, 20232 min read
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For Seniors: After You Hit "Submit"
If you know a senior applying to colleges this year, here is some advice on what follows all that energy leading up to the celebratory...
Mark Moody
Nov 9, 20231 min read
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"Writing an Effective College Admissions Essay: Honesty is the Best Policy." Guest Blog Part 3
Post 3 of 3 (Read Pt 1 & Pt 2) Writing an Effective College Admissions Essay: Honesty is the Best Policy Anne Elrod Whitney, Ph.D. My...
Mark Moody
Nov 4, 20235 min read
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"Writing College Admissions Essays: Who Cares? You Do." Guest Blog Part 2
Post 2 of 3 (Read Part 1) Writing College Admissions Essays: Who Cares? You Do Anne Elrod Whitney, Ph.D. When you let your emotions tell...
Mark Moody
Nov 2, 20236 min read
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"Mission Impossible: Why College Essays Are So Hard to Write and What to Do About It" Guest Blog
Anne Elrod Whitney is a brilliant teacher of teachers of writing at Penn State. Anne and I were elementary school classmates from grades...
Mark Moody
Nov 1, 20235 min read
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Extracurriculars: What really matters, from an experienced admission officer and college counselor
My friend and former colleague Sara Purviance is a smart and compassionate counselor, with a background in admission at Colorado College...
Mark Moody
Oct 20, 20231 min read
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How to become a "human being with immense potential."
I encountered this quote from Australian musician Nick Cave on the Marginalian, a philosophical, literary-minded site full of reflections...
Mark Moody
Apr 25, 20231 min read
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