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

There was a time, in the early 2000s, when I loved football with such naive intensity that I wore a different NFL jersey to ...

In the high-stakes world of college admissions, your application essay is your superpower. While grades and test scores show your accomplishments, your essay is the one place you can speak directly to ...