Luke TaylorCollege Application Shifts: Reorienting Expectations and OpportunitiesThe 2020–2021 college application cycle saw extraordinary changes to college admissions that will reverberate for years to come. As a…Mar 2, 2021Mar 2, 2021
Luke TaylorFraud and Existential Fear in AdmissionsFull disclosure: I am a Stanford alumnus and work with students applying to college.Mar 13, 20192Mar 13, 20192
Luke TaylorWhy Do We Write?How to make the college personal statement meaningful and effectiveOct 8, 2017Oct 8, 2017
Luke TaylorApplying to College: 5 tips for International StudentsMaking the decision to study in the United States can be both terrifying and exhilarating — as is the case with most things worth doing. As…Apr 27, 20161Apr 27, 20161
Luke TaylorThe Trouble with “Deserving”: Why College Admissions Decisions Don’t Determine Your ValueAround this time last year, one of my students watched with dismay as his prep school peers received acceptance letters from some of the…Mar 15, 20161Mar 15, 20161
Luke TaylorThe Mind and College Applications“All things are ready, if our minds be so.”Feb 8, 2016Feb 8, 2016