Sanchez and her team look to provide potential college students with an inexpensive resource that offers free essay editing and feedback. (Photo courtesy of Ava Sanchez) When Ava Sanchez was applying ...

Right around now, if your high school senior is staring at a stubbornly blank computer screen trying to will their college essays into being, you may be asking yourself: Should I be helping them? How?

Honest Empowerly review covering services, pricing, essays, and whether it’s worth it for your college application process.

As the college essay program manager for Write the World, a nonprofit writing organization for teens, I oversee a group of advisers who guide students through the essay writing process. I have seen ...

“The secret to writing a great college admissions essay” by Liza Libes (Ideas, April 27) should be required reading for every high school senior aspiring to college. As an English teacher for more ...

The Supplement is a new series and newsletter by The Brown Daily Herald aimed at providing applicants to the University, and their families, with student and admissions officer perspectives on the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write on the human/political issues surrounding college admissions. The college essay has been a common, central part of ...

At Bucknell, we can assure you that a real human being (at least two, actually) will review your entire application, including your essay, and that they (not computers) will decide if you get in.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Brennan Barnard writes about the nuances of college admission. What if you were limited to 650 words to write your memoir? Upon ...

Editor’s note: This is a news analysis of AI use policies and what experts say about its use. Amid the college application season, the dreaded personal essay weighs heavily on the minds of many ...

As high school seniors prepare their college essays, they are often pressured to compose a story about their monumental, life-altering experiences — the more dramatic, the better! However, the reality ...