"There's no way AI can do that for you," says Livingston, now a college counselor with Empowerly. "It has to be an intrinsic quality that a student possesses that they then translate onto the page for ...

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Many college applications require a personal essay, which can be daunting for students to write. But a few simple tips, some introspection and insight into what admissions officers are looking for can ...

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For years, applicants looking to read examples of admissions essays submitted to top business schools could buy books with such names as "101 Business School (MBA) Essays That Made a Difference" or ...

A law school personal statement can take various forms. The voice, tone, content, storyline and structure will depend on who you are and what you’re writing about. But all personal statements serve ...

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A personal statement is often a pivotal factor in medical school admissions decisions. "The essay really can cause me to look more deeply at the entire application," Dr. Stephen Nicholas, former ...

High-school senior Brittany Stinson recently shared with Business Insider a humorous admissions essay that got her into five Ivy League schools and Stanford. That essay — which got her into the ...