The glow from the laptop reflects off his forehead as he stares at the screen, paralyzed by panicked perfectionism. The Common Application essay prompts are neatly copied onto the blank document, ...

The college essay provides students with an invaluable opportunity to put a face on their applications and to let admission committees hear their particular, unique voices. But so often, instead of ...

Here is a sample essay, written by a first-year student in a humanities course I TA-ed for a number of years ago, that is somewhat similar in form to the essay you are being asked to write on Brave ...