Several people have asked me what I mean when I ask for more VOICE in your essay. This is a great question, and it gets to the heart of what analysis looks like in a research paper. The goal of a ...

We don’t expect to be on the edge of our seats as we read essays. We just want you to be yourself in your content and style so we can learn more about you and see a sample of your writing skills. That ...

In a critical essay, evidence could take the form of: Quotations from the text, for example, Steinbeck describes Slim’s ‘godlike eyes’, which suggests his power and authority on the ranch.

Rather, these optional essays are intended to free applicants from having to weave together their background and interests within the same two-page statement. For example, imagine an Armenian ...

Here is an example of an opening paragraph for an essay question. A play in which a central character experiences both inner conflict and conflict with other characters is Macbeth by William ...