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Parke Muth

Parke Muth

Schools: Secrets, Myths, Half-Truths

Does going to an elite and well known high school improve or hurt his/her chances of getting into a top 10 university?

Jul 16, 2018

Schools: Secrets, Myths, Half-Truths

Jul 16, 2018

Parke Muth

How Do You Measure Creativity?

The essay below was written in response to the the following University of Chicago prompt:

Jun 28, 2018

How Do You Measure Creativity?

Jun 28, 2018

Parke Muth

How Long It Take To Write A Successful Essay?

The following two essays were submitted to US colleges. The first essay was submitted in response to the common application essay prompt…

May 24, 2018

How Long It Take To Write A Successful Essay?

May 24, 2018

Parke Muth

Should You Ever Leave School Early? Yes, No, Maybe

Can you apply to college at the end of your junior year of high school?

May 14, 2018

Should You Ever Leave School Early? Yes, No, Maybe

May 14, 2018

Parke Muth

What would you say if someone asked you to demonstrate how well you know yourself?

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Apr 28, 2018

What would you say if someone asked you to demonstrate how well you know yourself?

Apr 28, 2018

Parke Muth

BS, Fake News, and Words: Who should you believe?

I totally bullshitted my Stanford essays (all final drafts written under an hour). How did I get in?

Apr 16, 2018

BS, Fake News, and Words: Who should you believe?

Apr 16, 2018

Parke Muth

Wait-Listed? Questions, Ethics, Strategies

Most people I interact with define this time of year by March Madness. People hear about upsets, Cinderellas, chokes, bad calls, flagrant…

Apr 7, 2018

Wait-Listed? Questions, Ethics, Strategies

Apr 7, 2018

Parke Muth

The news is not good.At

“Many high school seniors are increasingly struggling to gain a foothold at schools that their parents won admission to without breaking a…

Mar 29, 2018

The news is not good.At

Mar 29, 2018

Parke Muth

Would You Make Friends With A Tarantula?

The following essay was submitted to selective colleges and universities in response to the Common Application prompt:

Mar 15, 2018

Would You Make Friends With A Tarantula?

Mar 15, 2018

Parke Muth

Where will great tests scores get you in?

What are the chances a student with exceptionally high standardized test scores will get accepted to the most selective colleges and…

Mar 12, 2018

Where will great tests scores get you in?

Mar 12, 2018

Parke Muth

Parke Muth

After 30 years of working in higher education, I write about issues related to students, families, and educators. I am a part of Medium’s writing cooperative.

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