Science topics can feel dull when people face them in essays, but creativity changes that. Students often search for ways to hold a reader’s attention, especially when handling research or complex ...

Nearly half of the college applicants who used the Common Application this year submitted an essay about their “background, identity, interest, or talent.” Only 4% of applicants using the Common App ...

Understand the prompt or assignment. The first thing you need to do is spend some quality time with the requirements of the assignment you're working on. What kind of essay are you writing? What ...

With affirmative action banned, application essays ask about “life experience,” the one place in admissions where discussing race is still explicitly legal. By Anemona Hartocollis and Colbi Edmonds — ...