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This is an optional narrative essay a student submitted with her application to Southwestern University, and it helped her gain admission there. read more

Whether it's for class, college admission, or a scholarship, you have to deal with essays you just don't want to write at one point or another. Here are five tips to help you deal with an essay monstrosity. read more

Though the Essay portion of the SAT is optional, it's a great way to practice your writing skills and show off these core skills to colleges. Here's what you should know about the SAT Essay, plus tips on how to get a high score. read more

Writing essays changes a little between high school and college. Get a step ahead of English 101 with these tips. read more

From exams to research papers to application essays, you spend most of senior year writing. Here are a few ways to get even better at it. read more

Everything you need to know about grad school admission essays, plus an awesome real-world graduate admission essay example read more

After sifting through thousands of Common App essays, it's clear that some prompts have more potential than others. read more

It is time to write your college application essay. And these five brainstorming games are gonna help you do it. read more

The college essay is important--it's the only way you can set yourself apart from the countless other straight-A, perfect-SAT-score valedictorians and sports captains out there! read more

So, one or more of your colleges don't require an application essay. Woohoo!!! One less thing to worry about, right? Well, not quite. read more