A group of high school theatre students discovered the power of self-expression through the performing arts during a day-long master class with Carnegie Mellon University School of Drama faculty.

Hopefully, the girl who lives in the village where drinking water is carried home in a bucket will include her thoughts in ...

Applicants are not supposed to use AI to write college essays. But colleges are using AI to help assess applications. At ...

The personal essay is an essential component of your application. How compelling it is — or isn't — can make or break your acceptance.

Personal statements highlighting race have become another issue in the DEI crackdown within college admissions. The White House has issued another update in its crackdown on DEI in higher education.

A University of Oklahoma student received a zero on a psychology essay after using her religious beliefs to discuss gender norms. The graduate student instructor said the grade was for not properly ...

Parents, we’ve all seen it: Gen Z has practically turned vulnerability into an art form. Whether it’s a “get ready with me” video that turns into a therapy session or a TikTok confessional about ...

In the high-stakes world of college admissions, there’s one lesson every hopeful applicant should learn early: sometimes, what you leave out of your essay matters more than what you put in. As Sophie ...

For many students, essays can feel like distant, formal tasks with little room for passion. But what if your favorite superhero saga or indie graphic novel became the centerpiece of your next ...

The first essay anybody writes is for school. Same here. But the only examples I remember are the ones I wrote at the end, in my A-level exams. One compared Hitler to Stalin. Another, Martin Luther ...

Out of 12 finalist essays selected among students' submissions from across six schools at NYU for this year's publication of Mercer Street, 5 were written by Tisch students! As part of the NYU’s ...