College Essays That Worked: See Examples originally appeared on usnews.com. Update 07/14/23: This story was published at an earlier date and has been updated with new information.

Yes—in contrast to expository or argumentative essays you may have written in high school, it’s totally appropriate to write a college application essay from a first-person point of view.

It’s time to write your college application essay! Naturally you’re trying to decide which of your many life-changing, earth-shattering, mind-blowing experiences to write about in order to wow the ...

With college essay season upon us, ... Brennan has worked as a teacher, coach, dorm parent, admission officer, counselor, and administrator at a number of high schools and colleges.

Nearly every Gen Z student is now relying on AI to get through school — with 97% saying they’ve used tools like ChatGPT, ...

Here’s what college essay pros want applicants to know. Make sure your essays are unique to you Students often put pressure on themselves to have a one-of-a-kind essay topic, White says.

For eight years, I've worked with high-school students to perfect their college-admission essays. I often see students think their ideas are completely original; the ideas have been done before.

I asked Atlanta college essay coach Patti Ghezzi for her thoughts on the question. A former journalist who also worked at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Ghezzi now works in nonprofit ...

In The New York Times’s 10th year of publishing teenagers’ college application essays about money, work, social class and other related topics, ...

Writing a college essay has always been nerve-wracking, but now there's a new twist: artificial intelligence. With AI tools like ChatGPT at your fingertips, letting a computer write your way into ...

The college essay may become more important after the Supreme Court’s decision, and a place where students can highlight their racial or ethnic backgrounds — but with a big caution sign from ...