In writing a college or graduate school application essay (or job application), there can be a temptation to write whatever will “work,” that is “get you in” to a more selective college than would ...

Join this workshop to gain tips and strategies on asking for recommendation letters and composing a strong application essay. The prompts for the STAR Scholars program application will be reviewed ...

Every year during the fall semester, I receive hundreds of e-mails from eager students inquiring about graduate school at Penn’s Graduate School of Education. As I am a firm believer in responding to ...

The National Fellowship Program (NFP) provides advising support for the proposal essay of the SSRC International Dissertation Research Fellowship. This grant, covering nine to 12 months, is for PhD ...

In 2023, the University of Michigan Law School made headlines for its policy banning applicants from using generative AI to write their admissions essays. Now, two admissions cycles later, the law ...