by Nathaniel Dolquist | Sep 6, 2022 | College Admissions
Earlier this week a student came in with a list of 40 schools he wanted to apply to. That’s a good way to start! But the Common App will only let you submit to 20 schools at most. There are others that don’t use the Common App (like the UC schools, the...
by Nathaniel Dolquist | Aug 24, 2022 | Grove Prep
Oh, man. Talk about an easy one to fix. Bless the students who come to me and say, “my essay is done! I’m ready to turn it in!” I read it over, and while the ideas may be good, there are spelling errors and grammatical mistakes all over the place....
by Nathaniel Dolquist | Aug 17, 2022 | College Admissions
Parents and students make this error all the time. But with a little understanding (and a brief psych lesson!) it can be avoided. — The thought pattern goes something like this: “I want to apply to all eight Ivy League schools because then my chances of...
by Nathaniel Dolquist | Aug 10, 2022 | Grove Prep
Mr. Hogan taught me that reading wasn’t enough: I needed to internalize and take good notes. Mrs. Mac let me cry on her shoulder in the hallway. She made choir and orchestra a safe place to be myself. Mrs. Anastacio gave me my first B. She looked me square in the eye...
by Nathaniel Dolquist | Jun 1, 2022 | College Admissions, Grove Prep
When I was a sophomore at Yale, my acting professor Toni Dorfman looked at the class over the top of her Hogwarts-level spectacles and said, “every director should be forced to act in a play at least once a year. That way they will remember what it feels like to be...
