The personal essay is something else altogether. The 2017-2018 Common Application essay prompts “are designed to invite unencumbered discussions of character and community, identity and ...

Despite the discussions around AI, the college essay isn’t going anywhere anytime soon; nothing can replace the authenticity ...

Think Outside the Box With Form. Writer Jamie Iredell suggests to rethink what you consider a "personal essay," especially in the age of the Internet.

Personal essays are alive and well today, just in a different form. The most exciting personal essays today, arguably, are being delivered via microphone and recorder. “First-person writing has long ...

Around 2008, Tolentino claims, the personal essay began to “harden into a form defined by identity and adversity—not in spite of how tricky it is to negotiate these matters in front of a crowd, but ...

Students submit SAT scores, grades, references, personal essays, and more, often without a clear sense of what counts most. The challenges facing college applicants today aren’t new.

Each essay in your book, How Far the Light Reaches, centers around one sea creature that then serves as a symbol for different stories from your personal experience.