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, ...

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” ...

Study-related stress is like Lord Voldemort – it’ll appear in the next episode, no matter how hard you try to kill it. Yes, you can develop new strategies to have an adequate duration of sleep and ...

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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.

Students who use tools like ChatGPT to write their college essays need to walk a fine line. Colleges will likely penalize students who submit completely AI-generated applications. Using AI to edit or ...

Writing college essays that stand out is a critical step in the college admissions process. College admissions officers read thousands of essays each year, and a compelling essay can make a ...

Writing a college admissions essay is a little bit like going through a job interview. The prompts sound roughly like this: Tell us about a situation or task you encountered, what you did and what the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write on the human/political issues surrounding college admissions. The college essay has been a common, central part of ...

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 ...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — Seniors at New Haven’s Hillhouse High School received extra help with their college application essays Thursday morning. A group of volunteers came to advise students on how ...