Rayner J.

Most of my students who get into Stanford, Yale, Georgetown, and similarly competitive schools get stuck for months on the personal statement. It’s not because they don’t know how to think or write, but because standard advice tells you to hide the most interesting parts of yourself. Whether it's my high school students or graduate students—now at Northwestern, Duke, and Cornell pursuing their MHSs, MSBAs, or MDs—the same issue occurs. College essay consults often advise high-achieving studen…