The personal essay is an essential component of your application. How compelling it is — or isn't — can make or break your acceptance.

Applicants are not supposed to use AI to write college essays. But colleges are using AI to help assess applications. At ...

When Tatiana Schlossberg submitted an essay to The New Yorker, it had not been assigned or even expected. It was accepted ...

Mo Marie Lauyanne Kouame, 18, dreams of being an aerospace engineer and building spacecraft. This fall, she applied to MIT, Princeton, and Columbia. For one college essay, she wrote about being ...

Fulnecky appealed her grade on the assignment, which was worth 3% of the final grade in the class, and the university said the assignment would not count. It also placed Curth on leave, and Oklahoma’s ...

A teaching assistant who gave a student a 0 on an essay citing the Bible will no longer be teaching at the University of Oklahoma.

For students applying as transfers this cycle, January is the time to craft thoughtful application materials. Here’s what ...

A student-organized “tech fast” at St. John’s College led to a mass unplugging by curious undergrads. Some found clarity; ...

The College Football Playoff's 12-team format has generated plenty of discussion across the sport, from the controversy ...

The Oregon Ducks will take on the Texas Tech Red Raiders in a College Football Playoff quarterfinal matchup, which will also act as the Orange Bowl. The game will be played on a neutral site despite ...

The College Football Playoff’s first round served two competitive games and two blowouts. The reaction to that: Many fans and media types are demanding a change to the playoff bracket format. Is that ...