On a gray November morning, stacks of essays sat on an admissions counselor’s desk at a New England liberal arts college. She ...

Olivier Knox is the son of college professors and worked in admissions as a student at his dream school. He has a 100% ...

Students facing the college application process typically dread one component: the Common App essay. Students are presented with six essay prompts, as well as a seventh option, which is “topic of your ...

In the high-stakes world of college admissions, your application essay is your superpower. While grades and test scores show your accomplishments, your essay is the one place you can speak directly to ...

Every year more than a million students use the Common Application, a standardized electronic form accepted by more than 1,000 colleges, to apply to college. And every year since 1976, the Common App, ...

College essays are part of student life. Still, many repeat the same errors—weak points, poor structure, rushed writing.

Students who plan to use ChatGPT to write their college admissions essays should think twice: Artificial intelligence tools ...

As a longtime admissions essay consultant and the founder of College Essay Advisors, anytime news is announced in the world of writing education or college admissions, I receive a flurry of text ...