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

Editor’s note: This is the fourth story in a collaborative series covering the state of Northwest college admissions in 2025. The first story in the series was published on Nov. 3. For some college ...

Students applying to college know they can’t — or at least shouldn’t — use AI chatbots to write their essays and personal statements. So it might come as a surprise that some schools are now using ...

AI tools are now being incorporated into how student applications are screened and analyzed, admissions directors say. It can be a delicate topic, and not all colleges are eager to talk about it, but ...

Two years after the Supreme Court banned the use of race in college admissions decisions and in the wake of the Trump administration’s attacks on diversity, equity and inclusion, colleges’ use of ...

The most challenging part of college applications is typically writing essays. When students start working on their college applications, they first set up their “Common Application” which is accepted ...

In the high-stakes world of college admissions, there’s one lesson every hopeful applicant should learn early: What you leave out of your personal essay may matter more than what you put in. Many ...

Offered jointly by the Tepper School of Business and Carnegie Mellon’s School of Computer Science, the MSPM program equips you with the technical, leadership, and business skills needed to drive ...

Parents, we’ve all seen it: Gen Z has practically turned vulnerability into an art form. Whether it’s a “get ready with me” video that turns into a therapy session or a TikTok confessional about ...

In the high-stakes world of college admissions, there’s one lesson every hopeful applicant should learn early: sometimes, what you leave out of your essay matters more than what you put in. As Sophie ...