While the University of Chicago says there is no strict word limit on its supplemental essays, other schools prefer brevity.

Near the end of 2023, a popular YouTube creator known as hbomberguy released a video on plagiarism — a topic often confined to conversations in composition classrooms. The four-hour video, “Plagiarism ...

YouTube’s algorithm is designed to keep your eyeballs glued to video after video (after video, after video...). The dangers of this rabbit hole are well-documented ...

Looking at the year’s notable video essays, many grapple with issues at the heart of contemporary media itself. There are dissections of video-playing tools, exposés of how corporations restrict ...

As you move through the application process, one of the most important aspects is telling your personal and professional story as fully and authentically as possible. Each part of the application ...

Anne Kim, senior editor at Washington Monthly, joins the show to explore the rise of video admissions essays and the growing cottage industry built to support them. Colleges and universities are ...

Video Essays? A growing number of colleges, including Brown University which is pictured here, are inviting applicants to submit a “video introduction” of themselves, in addition to the usual gauntlet ...