Learn how to write a strong personal statement for college. Get tips on choosing the right topic, engaging admissions officers, and avoiding mistakes.

Use our guide to learn how to write a college essay, including how to choose an idea and polish your writing.

Before embarking on your path toward college, it's important to know the basic steps in writing an admissions essay that helps you stand out.

A good college admissions essay should help admissions officers get to know students better on a personal level. AI can’t help with that.

After the Supreme Court struck down affirmative-action, the college admissions essay will become even more important.

Can ChatGPT write a good college-admissions essay? As a sought-after tutor, I needed an answer to this question. So I conducted an experiment.

Not only is the college essay a place to showcase writing skills, it's one of the only parts of a college application where a student's voice can shine through. Unlike test scores and transcripts ...

The college admissions landscape has changed dramatically over the last five years due to political, economic, legislative, and technological shifts —especially AI.

A college counselor or English teacher is great, but when we hear that parents, SAT tutors, or my-mom's-friend-who-is-good-at-writing are also weighing in, we start to worry.

The vice president and dean of admission at Reed College shared two important tips for students writing their college admissions essays on Reddit.

The dean of admissions just gave the inside scoop on essay writing. Mike Segar/Reuters For high-school seniors across the nation, college admissions deadlines are beginning to loom large.

Yet, writing an admissions essay isn’t as scary as it seems —and it’s a lot more fun than your standard English-class paper. We asked Barash for her tips on how to craft the perfect one.