The Power Of Year-End Reflection For College Applications

Colleges will ask what about your experiences mattered to you and why. Write down the details now while they're fresh in your ...
Forbes

Supplementing Your College Application: Essay Advice From College Admission Leaders

The college essay is the bane of many high school seniors’ existence. Students belabor the essay prompts, writing draft after draft in pursuit of elusive perfection. Their essays are reviewed by ...
The Harvard Crimson

Let’s Talk About Harvard’s Brand New College Application

This staff editorial solely represents the majority view of The Crimson Editorial Board. It is the product of discussions at regular Editorial Board meetings. In order to ensure the impartiality of ...
Inside Higher Ed

Prompting Discussion or Tempting Litigation?

Sarah Lawrence College released a new essay prompt for applicants on Tuesday, just ahead of the launch of this year’s Common App. It directly quotes language used in the Supreme Court’s June 29 ruling ...
The New York Times

The Excruciating Question Confronting Black College Applicants

Mr. Driver is a professor at Yale Law School and the author of the forthcoming book “The Fall of Affirmative Action: Race, the Supreme Court, and the Future of Higher Education.” For many ambitious ...