College Admissions

Soul helps you stand out


on Thu, Mar 27, 2025

One of the best ways to stand out in college admissions is to put some soul into your activities.

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Kevin McMullin
Kevin McMullin

Kevin McMullin is the founder and Head of Talent at Collegewise. He is the author of If the U Fits: Expert Advice on Finding the Right College and Getting Accepted and pens at least one entry every day here on his blog. Kevin is a graduate of UC Irvine with majors in English and history (where he answered, “What will you do with those majors?” approximately 783 times), and he has a college counseling certificate from UCLA.

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