Wow Them with “KILLER” College Application Essays

Whether you, or someone you know, already have/has written your (his/her) personal statement, THE MOST IMPORTANT part of your college application package, or still are/is struggling to identify that “perfect” topic,  it is time to consider taking advantage of an opportunity to meet for a private session.

A TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE PLUS A $50.00 GIFT CERTIFICATE

Hello, Former Students and Clients!

Do you remember those application essays that “nailed it,” the proposal that brought you exactly what you wanted, the perfect wording for your website and advertising copy? How about the “killer” résumé that got you that interview?

Perhaps you’re one of the SAT, GRE, or GMAT test takers whose scores increased by 80-240 points or whose ACT improvement by 6-8 points put you over the top. Maybe you’re one of the graduate students whose committee finally accepted your master’s thesis or doctoral dissertation?

OR, were you a student in one of my classes whose reading comprehension soared, essays earned B+ to A, and whose improved note-taking skills still helps you capture every important word or idea? Remember the quality of support Joyce Singer and WriteRight! provided.        

REDEEMING YOUR GIFT. . . . .

Through November 1, for each referral you, or one of your contacts, makes to any student; entrepreneur; corporation, or thesis or dissertation writer who then engages our services, WriteRight! is offering a fifty-dollar ($50.00) gift certificate at your favorite restaurant. OR, we will make a donation (in your name) to your chosen school or charity. Your gift, or thank-you notice accepting your donation, will arrive shortly after your referrals remit payment for a minimum of four contact hours.  (Skype and FaceTime sessions available)

So, while you’re thinking of it, tell your friends and acquaintances to visit www.joycesinger.com for contact information and to learn how we can help them shine on paper, get into that first-choice school, write business-related documents that get results, or perfect their thesis/dissertation.

I look forward to learning about your favorite “hot-spots”!

JS 🙂

Spring into Fall — Are you wishing you could call your application essays “a wrap”?

If you’re anything like me, you’re wondering what happened to July— Only six weeks ago, days of fun and relaxation and time without a care in the world promised a long vacation.  But time, she is a-fugiting, so I offer a friendly wake-up call.

What will you answer in a few short weeks when someone asks, “So, what did you do this summer?”  Yup, you went sailing, or rowing, or to the Vineyard, visited your grandparents, and caught up with your cousins. Perhaps you had an internship, worked with kids, beefed up your community service, read a bit, traveled cross-country, “vegged” for a while, and caught up on your sleep.

Wouldn’t you love to say, “My college essays are a wrap”?  or, “I’m putting the finishing touches on my college essays”? or, “I feel so much better about applying to graduate school”? 

Wouldn’t you like to believe you’re more accomplished than you thought, or that you DO have exciting ideas, or that you CAN contribute to campus life at your favorite college or university?

School starts in three weeks!  You still have time to work on your applications without the pressure of classes, after-school practice, or the extracurricular groups you promised to support.

Appointments fill quickly, so finalize yours now that you’re thinking about it.  Skype and FaceTime sessions also available.

Visit www.joycesinger.com for more information, detailed descriptions of services, and student/parent testimonials

Yikes! It’s July 10th!!!!

Wasn’t Memorial Day weekend only two weeks ago or so? The summer tempis is fugit(ing), and before you know it Labor Day will be upon us!

So, if you’re a

•  College Graduate who wants to apply to graduate, law, or business school, I CAN HELP!
• High School Senior stressing over your personal statement and supplemental essays, I CAN HELP!
• High School Junior or Senior looking to prep. for the SAT or ACT, I CAN HELP!

• Soon-to-Be College Freshman, who wants to enter college fully prepared for your new academic demands, I CAN HELP!
• Parent who wants to provide your child with an enriching summer experience that will transform his/her love of learning, reading, and writing, I CAN HELP!
• M.A., M.S. or Ph. D. Candidate working on your thesis or dissertation, I CAN HELP!
• Job Seeker, who needs assistance creating a “Knock ’em dead” resume, I CAN HELP!

Now, what can YOU do?  Check out my website http://www.joycesinger.com.  Read the sections that apply to you. Think about the testimonials from students and parents, and then,

YOU WILL KNOW WHAT TO DO!

Productivity or Procrastination? Tackling Those College Apps

Use the Columbus Day Weekend to further your goals!

Deadline dates loom.  Some friends completed their essays during the summer. Others have just about finished theirs.  What about YOU?

Do you know where your time goes?

• Are you just too social?
• Do you spend excessive amounts of time on Facebook or texting your friends?
• Do you REALLY care what others tweet about?
• Worse, does one or more of your friendships sap your energy or challenge your self-esteem and keep you thinking, thinking, thinking?
• What about the opposite sex?  Do you spend too much time thinking about getting, or FORgetting, him or her?

 Your problem? P-R-O-C-R-A-S-T-I-N-A-T-I-O-N!!!

 Now, what are you going to do about it? 

MY PLAN (for me)

1. Take an Internet sabbatical.  Resolve not to check personal e-mail.
2. Turn off the cell phone. Anyone who needs to talk to me has my home telephone number.
3. Identify one evening and one day for pure relaxation.
4. Find a hidden corner in the public library.  Productivity increases to the tenth power!
5. Just get started.  It feels soooooo good!

I don’t mind if you copy my plan, but please let me know what happens.

Joyce 🙂

joyce@joycesinger.com

http://www.joycesinger.com

Have fun (really), and save some $$$ too!

  15 % discount coupon

Receive a FIFTEEN PERCENT DISCOUNT toward the first $500.00 of all WriteRight! services engaged before June 15, 2012.

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(203) 259-1442

To Next Year’s Seniors

CLASS of 2013 

USE THE SUMMER TO TARGET THE SAT or ACT

Now that you have (or almost have) all your “practice” scores . . .

 View Learning Module Descriptors, click on Students: High School

and /or to

 WRITE YOUR APPLICATION ESSAYS

  Write Essays to Knock Their Socks Off (and yours, too!)

 For more information, click on Students: College Applicants

 www.joycesinger.com

I look forward to meeting you!

Joyce 🙂

 

Be Smarter!

The smartest people are not the ones who know all the answers;

THEY ARE THE ONES WHO KNOW WHAT QUESTIONS TO ASK!

Never leave class with your questions unanswered!    

“WHY?” is a good way to start!

JS 🙂                                                                  

A Thought For Today

Like it or not, people judge you by how well you write.

Soooo, whether you’re writing your personal statement, writing a report, making a business proposal, or sending e-mail, someone is paying more attention than you think!

JS 🙂

It’s Now Official!

The new Common Application now insists on 500 words or less for the personal statement!  Once again, my students have “beat the crowd”!

JS 🙂