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The Secret Sauce to Writing a College Application Essay | ESSAY CURE Tips

March 14, 2026July 11, 2023

Learn how to write a standout college application essay using Christine Gacharná’s proven and trademarked method: communicate, navigate, and punctuate. Expert college essay tips from ESSAY CURE. Writing a college application essay can feel intimidating for many students. Between strict prompts, looming deadlines, and the pressure of college admissions, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed before the first … Read More

The College Class With a Waitlist—Because It Teaches the One Thing School Never Did

Based on my 2023 conversation with Dr. Tim L. Davis, Associate Professor of Leadership and Public Policy at the University of Virginia’s Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy.

When psychologist Dr. Tim Davis first taught a class on resilience at the University of Virginia, it was tiny.

18 students.
One credit.
Ungraded.

Today, it enrolls 150 students a semester with waitlists just as long.

Not because it teaches finance, coding, or AI.

Because it teaches something students quietly admit they don’t know how to do:

How to struggle without falling apart.

And right now, that skill might be more valuable than anything else universities teach.

Here’s the backstory—and why this class is spreading by word of mouth among students and parents.

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