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

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 ...

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 ...

Students increasingly have the option to submit a video introduction, recorded on their phone or laptop, with their college application. This is a way for admissions officers to get a better idea of ...

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 ...

A.I. chatbots could facilitate plagiarism on college applications or democratize student access to writing help. Or maybe both. By Natasha Singer Natasha Singer reports on the ways that tech giants ...