Brenda Shepherd
- Dec 4, 2023
- 3 min
WHAT DRIVES AN INCREASE IN APPLICATIONS?
When I work with students, we focus on the parts of their applications they can mostly control: selecting appropriate courses, earning...
Brenda Shepherd
- Apr 17, 2023
- 1 min
BE BOLD AND UNIQUELY YOU
Last year a scandal unfolded exposing the fraudulent paintings displayed by the Orlando Museum of Art, purporting to be originals of the...
Brenda Shepherd
- May 6, 2022
- 2 min
essays: no need to freak out
In episode #500 of the Freakonomics Radio podcast, Dr. Ruth Simmons, President of Prairie View A&M University, recounts a time when she...
Brenda Shepherd
- Dec 26, 2021
- 2 min
THE FINE PRINT
One of the best times of the year is now, when students send me their acceptance letters from their rolling, early action, and early...
Brenda Shepherd
- Aug 16, 2021
- 2 min
BELIEVE
When I notice a student struggling to write their main college essay, I sometimes ask how they would complete the sentence “If you really...
Brenda Shepherd
- May 12, 2021
- 3 min
Positive Change
The admissions deans from Tufts, Northeastern, and Boston University presented a “Best of Boston: Year in Review” webinar yesterday,...