by Suzanne Davis | Sep 9, 2025 | Academic Writing Skills, College and Graduate School
“What is academic writing?” This is the most frequent question people ask me. I even wrote a little 3-sentence description answering it so that I could send it out each time someone messages me with that question. Then I thought about my definition, yes it said...
by Suzanne Davis | Jan 22, 2025 | College and Graduate School
Does writing a professional statement for graduate school scare you? Are you worried your writing won’t be good enough for graduate school? Maybe you’re confused about what to write. I’ve had many students worry about how to write a professional...
by Suzanne Davis | Jan 16, 2024 | College and Graduate School, Reading and Research
I know it sounds a little strange on the surface. How can writing in a reading journal help you have a higher GPA? It gives you an edge over other students because it increases your ability to understand, analyze, and write about what you read—skills other...
by Suzanne Davis | Oct 19, 2023 | Scholarships
Billions of dollars in scholarship money! Every major scholarship search website or book has a headline about how much money all the scholarships listed add up to (usually millions or billions). Their math isn’t wrong. Those dollars are there waiting for...
by Suzanne Davis | Oct 6, 2022 | College and Graduate School
When I first applied to colleges, I had no idea what I was doing. I didn’t study for the PSAT or SAT, attend any SAT test preparation course, or take practice exams. I relied on an elective coursed offered in my school—Verbal English. Every week, we...
