When I was in tenth grade, one of my friends in my orchestra class excitedly informed me that by leveraging a website called “ChatGPT,” I could complete any …

There is a small mining town just east of Taipei, Taiwan, named Jiufen. The town is known for its red lanterns and street food, which attract many …

There are a lot of kids and teens these days who take a lot of AP courses and do a lot of extracurricular activities and programs, but there are not a lot …

Most of you read my “Kind Words” writing-related reflection in my July 2025 The Art of Writing newsletter and know that I was planning to encourage the …

A couple of weeks ago, I received the following message in my LinkedIn Messaging from a professional in the college prep field whom I had never met: “I …

I was very happy to recently learn that the University of Michigan is doing an AI/college application essay “experiment,” and I hope that other …

I love good quotes, especially short, simple ones that are thought provoking. Several years ago, I had bought a square-shaped black magnet with the words …

The beginning of a new year is a great time to hit the reset button and make small changes that will have a positive impact on our lives during not only ...

During primary and secondary school years, parents and students tend to focus heavily on course titles and grades/GPA, but the findings in a new internal ...

I know that it sounds cliché: “The pandemic changed so much.” It did, though. It even changed the age of the students whom I work with. Before the ...

Not a lot of people know that when I founded my business in May of 2014 that I did so under less than ideal circumstances. I was in the thick of trying to ...

At the beginning of last month, a neuropsychologist, whom I collaborate with, and I were discussing how a lot of today’s high school students have …

Some of you may remember that The Art of Writing began in March 2021 as a writing-related reflection in my monthly update email to current clients—a lot …

A few weeks ago, there was an unexpected thank-you card in my mailbox from Max, a rising eighth grader whom I started teaching writing to a couple of …

That said, learning how to write is not something that should be prioritized only during the summer: it should be prioritized year-round, and extra time ...

“When you spell incorrectly, people assume you lack command of your language, are inattentive to detail, and may be incompetent in areas other than ...

Quality over quantity. Ever since I came across that phrase in the “University of California [UC] Counselor Conference” slides about maximizing the ...

Alisa is an English as a Second Language (ESL) student in Singapore who was referred to me toward the end of 2020, because she wanted to improve her ...

On the third day of this gray, dreary start to 2025, I received an unexpected thoughtful and well-written email from Teagan, one of my past writing ...

Writing should not be done last minute. That has been a repeated topic of conversation in my home recently. My 17-year-old son thrives on starting tasks ...