The Backcountry Blog (Academic/Admissions Insights & Survival Skills)
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Blast Away the Block with Backcountry (Part I)
Strategies for Conquering Writer’s Block and Crafting Extraordinary Essays
Margaret M. Kelly—Expedition Leader
Look, we’ve all been there: the taunting cursor (there/gone/there/gone/there/gone)…the page like the face of that famous white whale—blank, fathomless…and absolutely zilch by way of useful thought on the horizon. The good news is...
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Blast Away the Block with Backcountry (Part II)
Strategies for Conquering Writer’s Block and Crafting Extraordinary Essays
Margaret M. Kelly—Expedition Leader
If writing full paragraphs feels, at the moment, too daunting, it can help to start with a list. It can also help to start small, bulleting early childhood victories. Writing about early accomplishments can make writing about more ...
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Blast Away the Block with Backcountry (Part III)
Strategies for Conquering Writer’s Block and Crafting Extraordinary Essays
Margaret M. Kelly—Expedition Leader
Timing is crucial to our process at Backcountry. There’s still a lawyer in me and I believe well-boundaried structure is essential to any successful academic or admissions expedition. The premise, here, diverges from the premise ...
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