Deconstructing College Admissions Essays

About Devery Doran

Devery Doran worked as a Senior Admissions Officer at Harvard University for four years and has read application essays at UC-Berkeley in addition to her current role as a college admissions consultant. A graduate of Harvard with a master’s degree from the University of Texas, Devery has spent her career helping diverse groups of young people unlock their potential through educational and career opportunities.

About the class

Few activities in life inspire more consternation and procrastination than college application essays. From choosing topics to proofreading your spelling and grammar, applicants have a great many decisions to make and questions to ask as the deadlines grow ever closer.

Fortunately, you have help! Join Devery Doran, a former Ivy League Senior Admissions Officer, for an insider’s look at how admissions offices view essays, which types of essays tend to stand out (for both good and bad reasons), what you’re likely stressing way too much about, and what you may need to focus on a little bit more. Get a look at essays from the admissions office’s perspective so you can use these final few weeks before the deadlines as wisely as possible.