Tomorrowland, Optimism, and The Will to Act

“It might be worth it, if only to get out of this heat.” This was, without a doubt, not the most ringing endorsement for Tomorrowland (Disney, 2015) but the logic was irrefutable and so, with that, the journey...

Your Drop in the Water: Showing Up in UC Personal Statement One

I have spent the past month giving presentations on writing powerful college application essays and reading first drafts of students’ UC personal statements. Regardless of where I’ve gone, I’ve seen a troubling pattern in interpreting and writing UC...
Rising Seniors: It’s Time To Brag

Rising Seniors: It’s Time To Brag

Juniors (or new rising seniors) are entering a year of bragging, a skill most lack because they live in a world of superficiality enabled by rampant social media usage. Yet rising seniors must learn to successfully boast about themselves to …

Perfect Fit?

I know it’s a little late for New Year’s resolutions- but I vow to never use the term “perfect fit” again, unless I am talking about a great pair of jeans. For the past decade or more I’ve seen books, …

Art School Confidential: Belmont University

Imagine a gorgeous spring day on a college campus: art students sketching and painting out in the courtyard, music majors writing a song in one of the many gazebos on campus, and theatre students practicing their lines with the auditorium …