The personal essay is an essential component of your application. How compelling it is — or isn't — can make or break your acceptance.

Ryan Walters had a suggestion for the University of Oklahoma student who emailed him for help over a bad grade. “Fight back.” The student, Samantha Fulnecky, a junior on a pre-med track, recently got ...

Former Vice President Kamala Harris thanked her supporters for "standing up for our democracy" and the "rule of law" on Friday at the Democratic National Committee's (DNC) annual winter meeting in Los ...

For all their yelling about participation trophies and people receiving accolades they don’t deserve, conservatives will get all up in arms over a college student’s poorly written essay. Now, after ...

A University of Oklahoma student's claim of religious discrimination after she failed an assignment is drawing national attention from elected officials, influencers and millions of social media users ...

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Section 1. Purpose. From the founding of our Republic, scientific discovery and technological innovation have driven American progress and prosperity. Today, America is in a race for global technology ...

A proposal pushed forward by a Florida Republican would completely eliminate property taxes in the state as soon as 2027, a measure that Governor Ron DeSantis has repeatedly said would have his ...

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Here are a few points we’re looking for when it comes to these Boston College-specific essay questions. Required Essay: Please discuss how you plan to achieve your short and long term career goals ...

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Omer Bartov, Holocaust and genocide studies scholar at Brown University, about his essay outlining why he believes Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. A scholar of ...