Starting with trading in essays for grades, and ending with thoughtless replications by AI, the art of the essay has died. We’ve forgotten its original purpose as a form of discovery, cutting out the ...

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 ...

Show your personality. Focus on personal experiences when choosing a topic. Prioritize strong editing while staying true to your voice. College application essays are where you can demonstrate your ...

A student writing an essay. Photo by Luke Southern / Unsplash. Source:https://unsplash.com/photos/woman-in-blue-long-sleeve-shirt-using-macbook-pro-9yCYGgPe5Kg In the ...

The word essay comes from the French word ‘essayer’ meaning ‘to try’ or ‘to attempt’. A French writer called Michel de Montaigne invented the essay in Europe as his ‘attempt’ to write about himself ...

A colleague tells the following story. A student in an undergraduate course recently submitted a truly first-rate term paper. In form, it was extremely well crafted, exhibiting a level of writing far ...

When scientists write papers for publication, according to an opinion piece in JAMA, they are tempted to use AI to help with ...

The global impact of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, means colleges and prospective students alike are in for an admissions cycle like no other. Both face unprecedented ...

Has the five-paragraph essay, long a staple in school writing curricula, outlived its usefulness? The venerable writing tool has largely fallen out of favor among influential English/language arts ...