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College Essay Triples In Importance

 

The student’s admission essay has always been key to acceptance into college. But more than ever before, a COLLEGE ENTRANCE ESSAY IS THE TICKET TO THE MUCH BETTER LIFE enjoyed by college degree holders. 

 

Four-year degree holders earn $1.2 million more over a career than the non-credentialled. Degree holders even have longer lifespans. Almost 9 years longer according to the Brookings Institute. More money and a longer life.  Attaining a 4-year degree is imperative.

 

The first step is the Admissions Essay.

 

Competition is stiff.  America’s best colleges accept only about 4% of applicants.  Never before have there been so many existential forces at play against public-school students attending 4-year college:

 

The recent SCOTUS Ruling striking down 60 years of Affirmative Action 

 

Illegal side dealings by wealthy students’ parents

 

The outsized influence of legacy status 

 

The diminishing influence of SAT and ACT tests

 

A Sad Fact.

 

The writing discipline has always been a challenge for some. Many people working in corporate America are weak writers. LEARN MORE

 

Public-school students are the weak writing workforce of tomorrow. The 3-year Covid pandemic significantly worsened an already bad situation.  But be encouraged by America’s educators.

 

They are engaging in a robust re-examination of methods and practices in use for decades that now have been deemed ineffective. One approach to teaching reading is balanced literacy. It advocates figuring out words and meanings when reading by their context instead of using phonics.

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One Up All Foundation‘s mission is to improve public school outcomes by using non-traditional practices.  The program it created to improve nonenriched high school students’ college acceptance competitiveness is called ESSAY ASSAY

 

 

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ESSAY ASSAY is a free program for college-bound juniors and seniors in nonenriched schools.  It’s a unique partnership between schools, students, and volunteers.  The ESSAY ASSAY platform is live. It is being hosted on the e-learning platform of WRITING FOR BUSINESS Lesson Series. 

 

Interest in ESSAY ASSAY has been very enthusiastic among school administrators, academics, and fraternal organizations in the metro NYC area where the pilot program is launching winter 2023. 

 

TO DONATE to One Up All Foundation, Click Here.


TO LEARN MORE about ESSAY ASSAY, visit GoFundMe to support this worthy initiative there.

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Essay Value Soars Post SC Rules

When the Supreme Court of the United States eliminated race as a factor in college admissions, they rendered the already weak hand held by underserved students even more on shaky ground.

 

The Ruling’s most immediate impact is felt by high schoolers. Hopefuls desiring to pursue a college education this winter, next spring, and next fall’s term.

 

Competition for entry was already stiff. Students from underserved communities compete with America’s wealthiest families to get into highly desirable colleges and universities. Harvard and Princeton accept less than 4% of applicants according to BusinessInsider.com.

 

To beat those odds, ultra wealthy parents spend big-time to secure one of those coveted seats at a prestigious Ivy League school.  Companies exist to assist them. We’re all familar with an acting couples legal troubles for paying for their kid to get a sports scholarhship at a prestigious CA school in a sport she didn’t play.

 

Companies exist to improve students chances of acceptance from the academic approach as well.

 

College Entrance Counseling for the Well-Heeled

These “college counseling” companies earn up to $1 million or more to shepherd a wealthy student successfully through the college entrance process beginning as early as the 7th grade.

 

Parents often offer to pay more for exclusive attention, or particularly devious Parents try to pay to shut out other potential student competitors. These counseling companies provide mentorship, tutoring, and send reminder texts to students to turn in their history report.

 

With no way to compete with this type of college above all else mentality, students from nonenriched schools find themselves at an almost insurmountable disadvantage.  Covid and poor performing urban schools only add to the nonenriched students hurdles to a brighter future.

 

The stakes are high. College degree holders earn on average $1.2 million more than the noncredentialled.  Sixty years of Affirmative Action created the middle class and elevated quality of life for millions. Today’s students deserve that same opportunity.

ESSAY ASSAY


ESSAY ASSAY is a pilot program from One Up All Foundation, a public school education focused nonprofit and co-sponsored by the WRITING FOR BUSINESS Lesson Series. The program is launching this fall into select metro New York City schools. 

 

The goal is to help strengthen non-enriched student college essays a free with expert review from a volunteer professional.

 

Essay Value Soars

The Entrance Essay si among the few post-academic levers available to improve a nonenriched student’s chance of acceptance into college.  Reference Letters, extracurricular activities, and alumni parents being others.

 

 

Even aptitude tests like the SAT no longer carry the same weight at some schools. The entrance essay therefore has never been more important. 

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Public Schools Get Essay Help

Edgewater NJ – One Up All Foundation has launched a free college essay review program for juniors and seniors in select schools in NYC and Newark.

 

The program, ESSAY ASSAY, is in direct response to the recent Supreme Court ruling eliminating race as a factor in college admissions. 

 

That action makes writing a strong college entrance essay more important than ever.

 

Even more, some schools are now not giving aptitude tests like SAT scores undue weight either.  Again, making a strong college entrance essay critical. 

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The ESSAY ASSAY program allows nonenriched school students to upload a 600-word college entrance essay and get expert feedback from a professional business writer.

The program generated the interest of Adelphi University‘s Board Chair, Marc Strachan, and their Admissions Officer who early on realized just how important college-entrance essays are to getting accepted into college in 2023.  Newark Public Schools have expressed genuine interest in participating in the program. 

 

ESSAY ASSAY is administered by and hosted on the learning platform, WRITING FOR BUSINESS Lesson Series.  

 

WRITING FOR BUSINESS is a business writing and proficiency lesson series focused on both sales and marketing disciplines. Visit their eLearning Platform to LEARN MORE.  
https://lessons.bizwritingcourse.com

 

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Urban Students Get Pro Reviews

Edgewater NJ –  One Up All Foundation is excited to announce that in partnership with the WRITING FOR BUSINESS Lesson Series, reviews of urban students’ college entrance essays will be offered. 

 

ESSAY ASSAY is a free program for college-bound students in response to recent rulings on Affirmative Action that removed race consideration in college admissions. 

 

ESSAY ASSAY’s goal is to improve under-privileged students’ chances of college admission with the strongest entrance essay possible. 

 

Business writing experts make suggestions for student consideration about essay theme, tonality, structure, and grammar.  Review is promised within 10 days.  English language only.   ESSAY ASSAY is an ambitious trifecta of public-school students, school administrators, and volunteer professionals.

 

The importance of the entrance essay has never been greater.  Beyond the crippling SCOTUS Ruling, traditional metrics like the SAT are losing importance.  The essay is one of the few post-academic levers available for college hopefuls.

 

“ESSAY ASSAY is a wonderful opportunity for nonenriched students to receive invaluable essay feedback,” notes Marla Currie, founder of One Up All. “We’re very pleased with early enthusiasm from stakeholders.

 

“We’re actively soliciting crowdfunding donations to support this ambitious public-school program. If you agree ESSAY ASSAY is needed, please support us. All support is greatly appreciated.”

 

ESSAY ASSAY is a pilot program limited to juniors and seniors in select public schools in the New York City metro area. WRITING FOR BUSINESS is hosting the initiative on its eLearning platform.

 

 

 

ABOUT US

ONE UP ALL FOUNDATION, a New Jersey 501C, advocates Mindfulness Practice and Sound Therapy use in public schools.  
https://oneupall.org

 

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