This handout is available for download in DOCX format and PDF format. Several people have asked me what I mean when I ask for more VOICE in your essay. This is a great question, and it gets to the ...

Here are a few points we’re looking for when it comes to these Boston College-specific essay questions. Required Essay: Please discuss how you plan to achieve your short and long term career goals ...

If you talk to your friends — or worse, your parents talk to their friends — you might feel like you need to write a heroic narrative about overcoming monumental challenges while accumulating an ...

Graduate and professional schools often require some sort of written statement — often called a "statement of purpose," "personal statement" or "letter of intent"— as a part of the application. Some ...

At Bucknell, we can assure you that a real human being (at least two, actually) will review your entire application, including your essay, and that they (not computers) will decide if you get in.

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Schools in the UNC System are among hundreds of colleges and universities not requiring applicants to submit test scores. Most schools made the change as the pandemic disrupted learning and test ...