Gabrielle Glancy explains how to approach writing the COVID Supplement on the Common App

I love these live videos Gabrielle Glancy is doing every week on the subject of writing college essays.  Glancy is knowledgable, dynamic and insightful and there is no one with more energy and expertise in the field.  Every week I send the link to my students as a way to expose them to amazing college […]

Register NOW for Gabrielle Glancy’s College Essay Writing Workshop, June 17, 4:30PST/7:30EST.  Filling up Fast Gabrielle Glancy takes the anxiety out of the process and replaces it with an organic, common sense way to get to the heart of what you’re trying to say . . . Gabby helped me push my limitations . . […]

Especially in these remote-learning COVID times, it’s important to help your recommenders remember you and know enough about you to write you recommendations that will help tip the scales in your favor.

Reversing more than fifty years of reliance on standardized tests, this week the University of California decided to make the SAT and ACT optional until 2022.This is a radical move in the sense that these standardized tests have been the bedrock of college admissions for a long, long time.But the fairness of the tests has […]

Gabrielle Glancy will focus on the challenges of 11th graders applying to college for the 2021 academic year in light of COVID-19 with specific attention on creating virtual opportunities and writing college essays that shine.

Resources for College Admissions in the face of COVID

What to do if you’re waitlisted in the world of COVID-19

Very inspiring!  Thank you, Gabrielle Glancy for doing this! It gave me comfort and inspiration.  You have a lovely voice and these essays are amazing!Great idea.  I’d love to see you do more of these!Beautiful.  Love it!  Thank you for sharing.Thank you so much for doing this! This young writer gives me optimism, as does […]

How College Admissions is Affected by the Coronavirus