Application deadlines loom, and it’s still not (all) about the prompts.

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Application deadlines loom, and it’s still not (all) about the prompts.

The standard due date for Early Action and Early Decision applications is typically November 1—two weeks from today. If your student plans to meet that deadline but has hit a wall with the writing sections, it may be time to find an alternate route.

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When are you at your most creative?

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When are you at your most creative?

My friend Gina Barreca, a syndicated columnist, often polls her Facebook followers, many of them professional writers, when she’s researching one of her columns. Recently, she asked friends to identify circumstances that allow them to do their most creative work, and I knew I would have to respond.

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