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In a guest column, Eric Greenberg, founder and president of Greenberg Educational Group, gives high school students advice on crafting a successful college application essay. His New York-based ...

Students who plan to use ChatGPT to write their college admissions essays should think twice: Artificial intelligence tools ...

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US NOW. HOW THEY CAN GET PREPARED. DEIRDRE CYNTHIA MUTCHNICK IS THE AUTHOR OF WRITING SUCCESSFUL COLLEGE APPLICATION PENS. HERE ARE HER THREE TIPS TO MAKE YOUR ESSAY FLOW. NOW, ONE OF THE TRICKS YOU ...

College application essays matter. Why? Most colleges want more than an army of academic robots; they want to build a community. High GPAs and activity lists don’t reveal enough. A strong application ...

You have worked hard throughout your academic career. You’ve even served your community as a volunteer. And that’s not all; you’ve amassed reference letters from teachers, coaches, counselors, and ...

Students typically fill out the “Common App,” which is accepted by more than 1,000 colleges and universities. Most of the questions are straightforward, with the exception of the Activities section ...

School is out and summer is here. Yet future high school seniors and their families are likely already thinking about applying to college — a process that can be as labor-intensive and time-consuming ...

LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 03: In this photo illustration, the OpenAI "ChatGPT" AI-generated answer to the question "What can AI offer to humanity?" is seen on a laptop screen on February 03, 2023 in ...

AI can't write your college admissions essay. Here's why. Every fall, high school students applying to college face an intimidating task: They must write a stylish, memorable essay that will boost ...

Amid a sea of applications, college hopefuls have just a few opportunities to stand out: grade-point average and test scores; extracurricular activities; and, of arguably increasing importance, the ...