College applicants worry about sharing their race, gender and immigration status.

One of the essay prompts on the Common Application is: “Some students have a background, identity, interest, or talent that is so meaningful they believe their application would be incomplete without ...

Matt Whittle has experience writing and editing accessible education-related content in health, technology, nursing and business subjects. His work has been featured on Sleep.org, Psychology.org and ...

Writing college essays that stand out is a critical step in the college admissions process. College admissions officers read thousands of essays each year, and a compelling essay can make a ...

Aug 1 (Reuters) - In addition to writing about their favorite songs and why they want to go to college, students applying to Emory University in Atlanta this fall will get new essay prompts aimed at ...

Those are among the myriad new questions law schools are asking applicants this year—the first admissions cycle following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision banning race-conscious admissions at ...

This summer, amidst the chaos happening within higher education, Duke overhauled the list of supplemental essay questions on its undergraduate application. Among the three optional essay prompts that ...

Rachel Quaye-Asamoah is heading into her senior year at Brooklyn Technical High School in New York. She is eyeing several top-ranked colleges, and intends to major in economics. She is already ...