About CPSi
At CPSi, we are entirely dedicated to helping students and their families fulfill their college and education needs. Our assistance includes an individualized, objective plan and help to achieve a student’s college admission goals. For college selection, applications, essays, and scholarships, our one-on-one guidance and motivating facts empower parents and students to achieve a successful college admission outcome.
- SAT Schedule & Registration
- ACT Schedule & Registration
- The Common Application
- FAFSA financial aid form - Free Application for Federal Student Aid
- CSS Profile Financial Aid Form - Required by many private colleges for financial aid
- EFC Calculator - Expected Family Contribution Calculator
- High School CEEB Codes
- College CEEB Codes
CPSi invites families to attend a free seminar to learn more about how to gain an edge on college selection, applications, essays, interview coaching, and scholarships. Learn more about the seminars, or schedule one now:
Essays That Gain Admissions
The college application essay that wins the “Admit” stamp is often a story written to show perspective or personal growth. A narrative story written honestly that engages multiple senses in the telling can captivate the reader (i.e., the admissions officer). More commonplace, however, are essays that tell what the student has done or experienced and leave little for the reader to discover or imagine about the student.
Such essays can be outright boring, as suggested by these tell-tale phrases found in many of them:
"Ever since I can remember . . ."
"[name the activity] is my life . . ."
"I have always . . ."
CPSi advises students to instead write about what happened naturally, in the story-telling tradition, to reveal the point as the tale unfolds. When done well, the essay will lead the reader to the desired conclusion through a warm, engaging and compelling story – exactly the sort of essay that wins an “Admit” stamp.
