Students have several options when it comes to college application platforms. One popular choice is the Common Application, ...

The college essay is the bane of many high school seniors’ existence. Students belabor the essay prompts, writing draft after draft in pursuit of elusive perfection. Their essays are reviewed by ...

A student bragged on TikTok that he climbed Kilimanjaro, wrote about it in his essay and got into Yale. Another student ...

ChatGPT can be used for many things: school work, cover letters, and apparently, college admissions essays. College essays, sometimes known as personal statements, are a time-consuming but important ...

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Parents often ask me whether their kids should use AI to write their college essays. I say they should only do so after ...

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 ...

In a guest column, Eric Greenberg, founder and president of Greenberg Educational Group, gives high school students advice on crafting a successful college application essay. His New York-based ...

Elon Musk has done it again: he’s in the news. At times, his clickable comments are bombastic and jarring simply for the sake of turning heads. But his and other experts’ call for a pause on all AI ...

Amid a sea of applications, college hopefuls have just a few opportunities to stand out: grade-point average and test scores; extracurricular activities; and, of arguably increasing importance, the ...

Olivia Brandeis had a vision for her college application essay: She would write about covering a racist incident as a student journalist of color at Monte Vista High School in Danville, a ...