Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Covering education, entrepreneurship, AI, innovation, and nomad travel The college admissions process has become increasingly ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Brennan Barnard writes about the nuances of college admission. If you are looking for the “secret formula” for writing a “winning” ...

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 ...

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College application essays are where you can demonstrate your writing skills and let your unique voice shine. “They’re such an amazing and crucial opportunity to really shape how admissions officers ...

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 ...

Every year more than a million students use the Common Application, a standardized electronic form accepted by more than 1,000 colleges, to apply to college. And every year since 1976, the Common App, ...

College writing sometimes feels like your brain has way too many tabs open, and they’re all playing different, slightly frantic music. One minute you’re managing, the next you’re that academic octopus ...

As a longtime admissions essay consultant and the founder of College Essay Advisors, anytime news is announced in the world of writing education or college admissions, I receive a flurry of text ...

College is hard. With classes, jobs, friends, and sleep, big papers can feel too hard. Many students use essay services for help. Some question if these services are right, but many see them as tools ...

Last spring, Makena, then a high school senior, was deep into cranking out some 70 essays for 20 college applications when her creativity started to wane. So, she turned to a high-tech brainstorming ...