Congratulations to the class of 2023!

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Congratulations to the class of 2023

Congratulations to our students who were accepted to the following colleges and universities across the United States. Our students received offers from multiple colleges and universities, and some will be taking a gap year before they matriculate. JBH Tutoring wishes all of our students our best as they step into their bright futures.

JBH Tutoring Class of 2023 College Acceptances

Assumption University

Bard College

Beloit College

Bentley University

Boston College*

Boston University

Brandeis University*

Case Western University

Clark University

Coastal Carolina University

College of the Holy Cross

College of Wooster

Columbia University

Connecticut College

Dean College

Denison University

Dickinson College

Drexel University

Elon University

Endicott College

Fairfield University*

Fordham University**

Framingham State University*

Georgetown University

George Washington University

Hampshire College

Hampton University

High Point University

Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Hofstra University

Indiana University

Ithaca College

James Madison University*

Juniata College

Kenyon College

Le Moyne University

Maine College of Art and Design

Manhattanville College

Marist College

Massachusetts College of Art and Design

Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts

Merrimack College

Michigan State University

Muhlenberg College*

Norfolk State University

North Carolina A&T State University

Northeastern University*

Notre Dame University

Oberlin College

Ohio State University*

Pennsylvania State University

Plymouth State University

Providence College

Quinnipiac University*

Rochester Institute of Technology*

Roger Williams University

Rutgers University

Salem State University

Savannah College of Art and Design

School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Skidmore College

St. Joseph’s University

Suffolk University*

Temple University

Union College*

University of Arizona

University of California/San Diego

University of Connecticut*

University of Delaware

University of Denver

University of Indiana/Bloomington

University of Maryland

University of Massachusetts/Honors College, Amherst,* Boston,* Dartmouth,* & Lowell*

University of Michigan

University of New Hampshire*

University of Rhode Island*

University of Tampa

University of Toronto

University of Vermont

University of Washington

University of Wisconsin

Ursinus College

Villanova University

Wellesley College

Wentworth Institute of Technology

Westfield State University

Worcester Polytechnic Institute*

Worcester State University*

*multiple acceptances

**graduate school

Why you should write your college essay this summer (and how we can help)

If we could offer students and families only one piece of advice about writing the personal statement, it would be to get it done during the summer. Below are three reasons why you should complete your personal statement this summer and additional resources for getting it done.

Reason 1. Summer offers you a block of time to research, brainstorm, write and revise. We know that by now, most of your summer plans have been worked out. But the weeks of July and August will allow you ample time to research essays that worked, explore and develop several topics, begin drafting and revise, revise, revise. The best college essays we supported evolved over about eight weeks; they were not written in a heart-pounding sweat during the week leading up to the application deadline.

Reason 2. You won’t be distracted by mountains of schoolwork. Trust us: it will be tough to brainstorm essay topics on September 19 when your first AP Biology test is on September 21. Besides, you’ve got plenty of time before November 1 (the Early Decision deadline), right? Don’t kid yourself thinking that your English teacher wouldn’t dream of assigning a Wuthering Heights paper due October 25. Getting the essay written during the summer means that your time and energy won’t be competing with schoolwork.

Reason 3. You will take some of the pressure off of the first half of senior year. First semester seniors, know this: high school teachers are keen to get as much work out of you as possible before the end of the calendar year. Your essay/s and the rest of the application are time-consuming tasks, and you will have to carve out a significant amount of time outside of school, homework, sports, extra-curriculars, work and home responsibilities to get everything done. By spending a couple of hours per week this summer on your essays, you will be happier come fall.

Need help? Check out our offerings.

Don’t feel like you need to work on your essays alone. This spring and summer we are offering two online classes about the personal statement. Our parent offering, College Essay: What Parents Should Know and How They Can Help, will be held on June 14 from 7-8 pm. This course will teach parents how they can best support their student moving through the writing process. Registration for the parent class is here.

The student class, Kick Start Your College Essay, will be held on July 10 from 7-8:30 pm. Unlike most college essay lectures, this one includes a 1:1 hour-long session with writing coach Jane Hirschhorn. Registration for the student class is over here.

Finally, we are still accepting students for 1:1 essay support this summer. For more details, contact us here.

Congratulations to our students!

Congratulations to our students, all of whom will complete another successful school year this month. Some of you will be moving on to high school come fall, and even if you are nervous, you are ready! We wish you all a wonderful summer filled with fun, rest, relaxation and a good book or two. Check out our newsletter next month for a curated list of great summer reads.

And of course, we wish our high school seniors our sincere congratulations on graduating high school this year and stepping into the next phase of their educational and life journeys.

Celebrating T2 at Newton North

We congratulate the Class of 2023 cohort at Transitioning Together, a Newton North High School program that supports

first-generation college applicants and their families throughout the college search and application process. JBH Tutoring is honored to have helped 34 students with their college essays across the past seven admission cycles.

Later this month, we will present our talk Kickstart Your College Essay to the Class of 2024 cohort. We thank Transitioning Together Director Melissa Hanenberger and Programming Coordinator Jillian Hall for their support of our work.

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