The most challenging part of college applications is typically writing essays.

Recently an earnest Junior at Connecticut's Cheshire Academy asked a panel of admissions professionals, “What are you looking for in a college application essay?” I responded, “Your story, in your own ...

Writing a college essay is a rite of passage for many students applying to attend a college or university in the United States. Although each institution has its own application requirements, most ...

Parents: sit down before you read this. Kids: deep breaths. You know that beautifully crafted, deeply felt, highly unusual college application essay you’ve been polishing? It might not make a ...

Finding a job these days is turning out to be a challenge. Young adults have the difficult task of convincing employers to hire them. Attaching a job application essay to the candidate’s resume is a ...

This archived news story is available only for your personal, non-commercial use. Information in the story may be outdated or superseded by additional information. Reading or replaying the story in ...

Changes made to the University’s supplemental essay prompts during this time came in the midst of the Supreme Court’s 2023 ...

I will be a senior in high school this fall, and I do not expect to find a job this summer. That will leave me with a lot of free time and rather than waste that time, I want to use it to prepare for ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. As the CEO of Command Education, I write about emotionally intelligent leadership and education. In the increasingly competitive ...