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author: kim lifton

kim lifton
kim lifton is president of wow writing workshop, a leading expert on the college application essay. kim is a former journalist who has made it her mission to know everything about college admissions. she speaks with senior admissions officers from the nation’s most selective colleges almost every day. wow works directly with students, and trains school counselors, english teachers and independent educational consultants who want to improve their essay-coaching skills.

  • public university myths: debunked!

    when i was a younger, i used to think all colleges were the same. the image i pictured went something like this: everyone lived in the dorms or sororities/fraternities, partied 24/7, and had 300 student classes. needless to say, i was very very wrong.

  • how to stay organized during college application season

    calling the college application season stressful would definitely be an understatement. one way to keep yourself sane is organization. if you know exactly what essays to write and when to write them, it will make your life a lot easier.

  • yale and the “optional” sat essay

    yale recently announced that it would require that students submit scores for the “optional” sat essay. it’s reasoning is that the essay represents a significant improvement in assessing a student’s writing ability. no less than yale’s dean of undergraduate admissions said that, “we felt like requiring the writing portion would send a message that quality…