Rebecca Acree

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, …

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 …

For many of us, Google Docs is our go-to for anything and everything we need to write down — whether that’s a college paper, meeting notes, or just keeping track …

“So, where do you see yourself in 5 years?” your interviewer asks. You’re nearing the end of a big interview when the dreaded question is finally posed. You suspected that …

Before I landed my first tech job, I always assumed the industry was made up solely of software engineers, of technical geniuses who were all but born knowing how to …

“So, how familiar are you with running social media for a brand?” the interviewer asked. I gulped. My knee-jerk reaction was to reply “Um, I’m not!” Instead, I took a …

“Write their customer-facing content? Me?” I asked, taken aback. I was a humanities major, but I had absolutely zero experience in professional writing, yet was writing how-to guides for a …

“Rebecca, meet Christina. She’s looking to hire her first content creator for her startup,” my friend said. I knew I only had one shot to pitch myself, and I had …