It’s time to sit down and write your college essays. It seemed simple in your head: all you have to do is write about yourself. Now that you are sitting in front of your computer, you’re having ...

ABOUT 25 MINUTES AS WELL. THE FIRST DEADLINE FOR COLLEGE APPLICATIONS IS NEXT MONTH. IT’S JUST DAYS AWAY AND HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS ARE WRITING PERSONAL STATEMENTS AND ESSAYS. KCRA 3 IS DEIRDRE ...

Q. I’ve started to write some application essays and haven’t had much success so far. I started with the short answers first because the longer ones are way too daunting. But when I reread what I ...

Graduate and professional schools often require some sort of written statement — often called a "statement of purpose," "personal statement" or "letter of intent"— as a part of the application. Some ...

When writing a college admissions essay, there are typically three phases or steps that students must complete: brainstorming, writing and revising. For some, the last step can seem like an irritating ...