College applicants worry about sharing their race, gender and immigration status.

The glow from the laptop reflects off his forehead as he stares at the screen, paralyzed by panicked perfectionism. The Common Application essay prompts are neatly copied onto the blank document, ...

With the imminent deadline for college applications, students are scrambling to complete the dreaded personal essay. As an instructor of college-level writing, the years I’ve spent teaching students ...

As the college admissions process becomes increasingly competitive, the college essay stands out as a crucial opportunity for ...

Sarah Lawrence College released a new essay prompt for applicants on Tuesday, just ahead of the launch of this year’s Common App. It directly quotes language used in the Supreme Court’s June 29 ruling ...

The Common Application has announced that the 2016-17 personal statement essay prompts will be the same as the 2015-16 prompts. By conducting a review process every other year rather than annually, we ...

Aug 1 (Reuters) - In addition to writing about their favorite songs and why they want to go to college, students applying to Emory University in Atlanta this fall will get new essay prompts aimed at ...

English teachers who judged the essays were able to identify work written by AI.

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In 2023, the University of Michigan Law School made headlines for its policy banning applicants from using generative AI to write their admissions essays. Now, two admissions cycles later, the law ...

Essay writing tutors are excited, and college applicants are more stressed than ever: the Common Application announced the prompts for the personal statement that accompanies the college application.