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MIT: Spend Time Working on Essays!

A friend who is touring east coast colleges this week with his son sent me a note from the road. I asked him to keep an ear for relevant college information related to college essays. He was happy to report … Continue reading

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How important is the college essay?

Hello students. It is a pleasure to be part of It’s MI Life, and we look forward to blogging for this site. I am Kim Lifton, a journalist, executive ghost writer, blogger and writing teacher. I started a company with my long-time business partner, Susan Knoppow, to help kids write better. We named it Wow Writing Workshop because we want you to wow people who read your writing. Our focus: the college essay.

On our own blog (found at www.wowwritingworkshop.com), we write about the college entrance process, tips for writing compelling essays and success stories.

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