Five years ago, I wrote an article for Inside Higher Ed on how college admissions could be fixed. In the face of a deeply flawed system that is clearly designed …

In March, when COVID hit, we had a new product — the college essay bootcamp — we'd tested at a handful of individual schools and with the Student Leadership Network …

This year, the Common App added a wide-ranging question to help students speak openly about their experiences and challenges facing COVID-19 and the economic and racial injustices the virus has …

With its extensive and varied undergraduate programs, the University of Pennsylvania requires additional supplemental essays depending on which program you’re applying for. All applicants must respond to two general prompts, …

Students applying to Emory University will need to respond to two prompts from two different categories of supplemental essays. Emory calls these the “Reflections” category and the “Tell Us About …

The leaves are changing, the days are getting shorter, the nights are getting colder. Fall is here, and you know what that means — it’s time to kick your college …

If you’re applying to the illustrious Massachusetts Institute of Technology, you may be more focused on your math and science grades than your writing skills. But MIT admissions officers want …

Hoping to head to a “public Ivy” next year? The University of Virginia might be the school for you! UVA requires two supplemental essays, each with a maximum of 250 …