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I\u2019ve been a writer for three decades\u2014but college essays are a challenge like no other<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Brad Herzog \u201990<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Nothing quite intimidates like a blank page. I\u2019ve been a freelance writer and author<\/a> for 30 years, and it\u2019s still a challenge, almost a dare. But over the past few years, as a father, I\u2019ve had a front-row seat to an even more challenging version of that empty canvas: the college application essay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I watched as my sons, Luke and Jesse, sat down to craft their stories. The task: reveal profound self-reflection and reams of personality while believing that your future hangs in the balance. For many, it\u2019s a bit like dipping a quill into an inkwell filled with angst.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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\u2019Tis the season. Over the next several months, countless young dreamers will be taking stock of themselves and hoping to craft a masterful self-portrait. It\u2019s all part of a gauntlet that I found both fraught and fascinating, every step of the way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 1: The College List<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Your child, still trying to figure out their place in the world, is tasked with deciding the parameters of a whole new (and much larger) one by trying to predict their future wants and needs. As much as I tried to convey that no outcome is final, choosing a college sure starts to feel like a life-altering decision. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And it requires myriad smaller choices. As a parent, I could only offer questions. What are you looking for in a school? Specific academic opportunities? Renowned faculty? Diversity? Big-time sports? A small pond, metaphorically? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

How about the climate? The location? Is there an improv comedy troupe? A brand-new film study center? An Ultimate Frisbee team?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In my case, my sons primarily gravitated toward small liberal arts schools, mostly in New England. But we live in California. Clearly, our little birds were going to fly, and fly far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 2: The Tours<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I meticulously planned a trip out East with each son. But no matter how well-conceived, college tours are at the mercy of random circumstances\u2014the time of day or year, the weather, the dining hall cuisine, even (perhaps especially) the luck-of-the-draw tour guide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As much as I tried to convey that no outcome is final, choosing a college sure starts to feel like a life-altering decision.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Jesse and I experienced a too-quiet low-talker at Middlebury and a dose of welcome informality at Hamilton. Luke and I encountered an over-the-top enthusiast at Brown and a devastatingly handsome middle-aged fellow\u2014yours truly\u2014at Cornell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But my (and my wife\u2019s) alma mater was the last of nine schools we visited. It\u2019s harder to be impressed when you\u2019re exhausted. Sorry, Big Red.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 3: The Choice<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Educated guesses and hot takes translate into personal rankings and cringey terms like \u201creach\u201d schools and \u201csafety\u201d schools. (Yeah, I never liked that hockey chant.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the era of typewriters and mailed applications, a handful of possibilities used to seem like plenty. But in these digital days, application numbers have skyrocketed\u2014thus admissions percentages have plummeted. So the decision involves as much strategy as instinct.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Did I stay out of it completely? Sort of.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A couple of colleges seemed like excellent fits. So Luke and I just happened<\/em> to arrive at the idyllic Amherst campus during the afternoon magic hour in peak-foliage mid-October. And when Jesse and I visited Wesleyan, we happened<\/em> to stay at a nicer-than-usual hotel, right near campus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Call it passive influence. I won\u2019t say where they wound up applying early decision, but the schools rhyme with \u201cBlamherst\u201d and \u201cSchmeslyan.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n

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The Herzogs get son Jesse settled in for his first year at … Wesleyan!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Step 4: The Applications<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You\u2019ve spent years becoming a person of breadth and complexity; now package yourself into a neat bundle. The essays are the heart of that package, including the occasional quirky, school-specific supplement (i.e., University of Chicago: share a palindrome in any language and give it a backstory).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How do you capture your essence in a few hundred words? How do you stand out in a field of standouts? What about you is memorable, amusing, intriguing?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ve seen students struggle mightily with the task, so I\u2019ve added \u201cwriting coach<\/a>\u201d to my resume. Having learned over three decades that a great story is simply a good idea well-expressed, I\u2019ve decided to help students tell their tales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\"Brad
Brad and future wife Amy at Buttermilk Falls.<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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Use a strong voice, I say. But be vulnerable. Or self-deprecating. Or downright funny. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dive right in with a great opening line (\u201cI change my name each time I place an order at Starbucks \u2026\u201d). Don\u2019t be afraid to geek out about your passions, whether it\u2019s physics or forensics, animals or anime, cupcakes or kombucha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yes, it\u2019s true that everyone has the potential for success and happiness wherever they land. The one constant is the mindset of the student\u2014and I\u2019ve discovered that a remarkable thing can happen amid an applicant\u2019s self-analysis.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

They suddenly realize that, actually, they are unique. They do have stories to tell. They\u2019re worthy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In other words, I\u2019ve found that these students\u2014my sons included\u2014find themselves. And just in time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brad Herzog ’90<\/strong> majored in psychology in CALS. He is the author of more than 50 books, including dozens of children’s books and a collection of four U.S. travel memoirs, as well as scores of stories for <\/em>Cornell Alumni Magazine, where he was a contributing editor for more than two decades.<\/em> He and wife Amy Hillsberg Herzog \u201991 live in northern California.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

All images in this story provided.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Published September 6, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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