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Kevin Zhen
Aug 21
Do NOT Submit Your Common App Without Reading This! | 7 Deadly Sins
I've been meeting with many seniors recently and have seen the same 6 problems repeatedly showing up in your essays.
Kevin Zhen
Aug 20
5 Common App Essay Mistakes To Stop Doing Yesterday
Hello there, my friends! I'm Kevin Zhen, Exeter grad, Yale grad, amateur breakdancer, and a professional college counselor who’s edited
Kevin Zhen
Aug 20
How to Fill Out the Common App Activities Section in 2024 (The RIGHT Way)
Every admissions cycle, students ask us how to fill out the activities list section of the Common App.
Kevin Zhen
Aug 20
Write a STELLAR Common App Essay: The 3-Scene Montage Structure
This structure is perfect for students who want to include a key moment in their essay but don't know how, students who have an incomplete
Kevin Zhen
Aug 20
The BIGGEST College Essay Mistake You Can Make
After reading hundreds of college essays, I am still utterly shocked at how often this occurs. It happens in 90 to 95% of the essays that
Kevin Zhen
Aug 20
Shocked at my Yale Admissions File | The Truth About Questbridge, Essays and Recommendations
Hey everyone, my name is Kevin Zhen, a Yale grad and co-founder of the ElevatEd School, where we focus on critical thinking and storytelling
Kevin Zhen
Aug 20
The Common App Essay That Got Him Into Yale + Featured on the NY Times | Jeffrey Yu
Welcome back, friends! Today, I have an exciting treat to share with you all! My dear friend (and co-founder) Jeff, has offered to share...
Kevin Zhen
Aug 20
This SECRET Rubric Got Our Students Into Every Ivy League School
After reading not dozens but HUNDREDS of Common App essays over the past few years, my co-founder Jeffrey Yu,
Kevin Zhen
Aug 20
The Common App Essay That Got Me Into the Ivy League (Yale and Princeton)
Hey there, friend! My name is Kevin Zhen, and in May 2020, I graduated from Yale with a degree in East Asian Studies.
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