Prospective students wondering how to write a college essay can use this helpful guide to explore common prompts, tips on structuring effective writing and what makes a good college essay.

Writing is more than a skill, and we risk further declines in literacy if we don't teach it. Artificial intelligence has spawned a new creation, ChatGPT, that can produce well written essays in ...

Writing a good essay from scratch requires careful, often painstaking, thought about organization, flow and communication. Learning to write without AI does indeed promote focused, disciplined ...

Writing a compelling college application essay isn’t what many people think, says Palo Alto-based independent college counselor Irina Smith, author of ‘The Golden Ticket.’ ...

Q&A: Personal essay writing tips from Roy Peter Clark, ‘America’s writing coach’ In his 21st book, out this month, Clark explains how everyday objects, clear focus and authentic voice can ...

ChatGPT is ushering in the essay apocalypse—and that's a good thing. I'm happy to say good riddance to the college essay and other "skills" that we've come to see as proving the value of the ...

Let’s be real—writing research papers isn’t exactly anyone’s favorite part of school. Most students would rather take a ...

In January, my junior English students will begin writing an independent research paper, 12 to 18 pages, on two great literary works of their own choosing—a tradition at our school.

A study published by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Lab analyzed the cognitive function of 54 people writing an essay with: only the assistance of OpenAI's ChatGPT; only online ...