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

U.S. Education News College Essay Prompts Get Absurd. ‘So Where Is Waldo, Really?’ Essays might now play a greater role in admissions. Good luck writing them.

A collection of outstanding admission essays to help you approach your own personal statement with confidence and excitement.

Artificial intelligence such as ChatGPT has killed the college application essay, allowing students to copy essays that got others admitted to top schools.

Experts say a good college essay features a student's voice and personality.

A college admissions consultant, Eric Greenberg, offers students advice on writing an application essay that captures their individuality and the attention of admissions directors.

The added weight of the college essay has fallen unevenly on students of color, who often feel pressure to exploit their hardships as they compete for a spot on campus.

Students facing the college application process typically dread one component: the Common App essay. Students are presented with six essay prompts, as well as a seventh option, which is “topic ...

When the Supreme Court ended affirmative action, it left the college essay as one of few places where race can play a role in admissions decisions.

Marche argues that the increasing sophistication of AI will not only create new opportunities for students to cheat or use language-generating software to write their essays, but that it will make ...

While the intention behind the creation of the personal essay might have been to give students a chance to shine, it took less than a decade for it to congeal into a genre thick with clichés and ...

I study Black students’ trauma narratives in college admissions essays. Larry is one of the many students I’ve interviewed over the course of my research. When I tell people about my work, I ...