On a gray November morning, stacks of essays sat on an admissions counselor’s desk at a New England liberal arts college. She ...

Carter Osborne started a side hustle tutoring students on their college admissions essays in 2017. The Stanford graduate shared his recommendations for students looking to ace their personal essays.

To write a good university essay you have to make your message clear. This means organizing your key points, supporting them with a series of evidence-based arguments, and wrapping it all up at the ...

Optimist Club of Littleton encourages students to enter essay contest The Optimist Club of Littleton is again involved in the annual Optimist International Clubs Essay Contest. The topic for the 2017 ...

BOSTON, Sept. 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As college application season kicks into gear, students are once again being warned to steer clear of the “life-changing service trip” essay—often seen as ...