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Starting anything new is hard – the first day of a new school year, a new class, getting in shape. We tend to put these things off, and they linger and linger. Add to that the pressure of wanting it to be “perfect” (which nothing is!), and sitting down to write the common app essay for your college applications can seem pretty daunting!
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Estrela Essay Specialist's Memoir Highlighted in The New York Times
Greg Dooley June 29, 2017
Eliot Sloan,
essay development,
essay writing,
essays,
New York Times,
Team News
Eliot Sloan, Essay Specialist on our college planning team, is currently developing an anthology of essays by family members of white-collar criminals. Her own memoir was featured in The New York Times "What We're Reading" section this week!
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