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.

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 ...

While this essay is for an academic purpose, it does not call for a strictly academic style/voice. This is also not the space to outline your resume or explore all of your achievements. This essay is ...

I had lunch recently with two rising 12th-graders at the Potomac School http://www.potomacschool.org/ in McLean. They are very bright students. They told me they had ...

Writing a college admissions essay is hard. But using AI could backfire badly. Credit: Ian Moore / Mashable Composite; Tero Vesalainen / iStock / Getty Every fall, high school students applying to ...

As college application deadlines loom large, high school seniors are starting to feel the pressure. Their college counselors might feel it even more, as anxious students line up at their doors with ...

Rafael Figueroa, dean of college guidance at Albuquerque Academy, was in the middle of tutoring Native American and Native Hawaiian students on how to write college application essays when the U.S.

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Hey, ChatGPT, can you help me write my college admissions essays? Absolutely! Please provide me with the essay prompts and any relevant information about yourself, your experiences, and your goals.

Every fall, high school students applying to college face an intimidating task: They must write a stylish, memorable essay that will boost their admissions chances. So who can blame them when they ...