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Our Fall Workshop Schedule is Now Available!

It's almost back-to-school season, and we're kicking it off with eight incredible workshops to help you start the school year strong. See below for our fall workshop lineup!…

Tips for Brainstorming for the Common App Essay

1. Start early Brainstorming is an essential first step in the common app process. If there’s anything we’ve learned about brainstorming, it’s that it takes time. Set yourself…

Summer 2023 Essay Writing Workshops at Options Solutions

Looking to boost your writing skills this summer? We’ve got you covered! Options Solutions’ essay writing workshops offer students the chance to strengthen their writing skills in a…

Common App Essay Prompts for 2023-2024

The Common App has released its personal statement prompts for the 2023-2024 application cycle, and they will remain the same as this past year’s. Scott Anderson, a senior…

Anti-Valentine’s Day Love Poems

It's become almost an Options tradition to post our favourite (and sappiest) love poems come Valentine's day. We love helping you shower your loved ones with beautiful lines…

Want to Finally Stick to Your Resolutions? See an Executive Functioning Coach.

With the New Year approaching, thoughts of resolutions might be starting to flood your brain. Maybe you plan to try something new at school or cut back on…

Essays that Worked

Students across Canada have been hard at work brainstorming, writing, and editing their university application essays since prompts started rolling out in early October. But throughout this process,…

Skills to Highlight on Your University Applications Essays: Part Two

It's always difficult trying to pin down exactly which skills to highlight in your university application essays. While there's no perfect list, this week we've been discussing six…

Skills to Highlight on Your University Applications Essays: Part One

You sit down, open a new document, and double-check the university application essay prompt. You jot down a few notes, and you're just about ready to start writing,…

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