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I’ve read somewhere around three thousand college essays. Not an exaggeration. When you spend five years teaching composition and another three working with admissions consultants, you …

I’ve spent enough time reading student essays to know that most people get the thesis statement wrong. Not catastrophically wrong, but wrong in ways that ripple …

I’ve stared at enough blank screens and half-finished paragraphs to know that the final draft isn’t where writing happens. It’s where writing gets honest. By the …

I’ve read thousands of college essays. Not an exaggeration. When you spend enough time in admissions consulting, you start to see patterns that would make a …

I’ve spent the better part of a decade reading student essays, and I can tell you with absolute certainty that process analysis essays terrify people more …

I’ve spent the better part of a decade reading student essays, and I can tell you with absolute certainty that dialogue punctuation is where otherwise competent …