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

During this first unit, we will begin a semester-long discussion about how to read closely and apply that knowledge to other texts. For the primary text of the lens essay we will view an episode from ...

College essays are part of student life. Still, many repeat the same errors—weak points, poor structure, rushed writing.

With the Jan. 2 deadline for applications fast approaching, the dean of admissions at the University of Chicago sent out a sample essay last week to thousands of high school seniors in hopes “that it ...

One of the ways there could be a 'bridge' is between two different generations. Marco, Eddie and Beatrice are the older generation and Rodolpho and Catherine are the younger generation. The two ...