To write a good university essay you have to make your message clear. This means organizing your key points, supporting them with a series of evidence-based arguments, and wrapping it all up at the ...

Carter Osborne started a side hustle tutoring students on their college admissions essays in 2017. The Stanford graduate shared his recommendations for students looking to ace their personal essays.

My 11-year-old son recently reported with horror that the word "funner" has been added to the dictionary. "What's wrong with that?" I asked. He gaped. "IT'S NOT A WORD." "Sure it is," I said. "Little ...

Editor’s Note: This article previously appeared in a different format as part of The Atlantic’s Notes section, retired in 2021. The Pulitzer-winning Southern writer, a master of the short story, would ...

If you still think you can’t write an argumentative essay, think again. Remember the last time you convinced your roommate to get the pizza topping you like. Or that time you ranted on TikTok about ...

College students face a common enemy. The blank page. The blinking cursor. Writing essays can feel like torture. Professors want polished academic writing. But who actually practices that in real life ...

Balancing research, writing, and editing has always been a major hurdle for students, especially when deadlines pile up. Juggling separate tools for drafting, checking plagiarism, paraphrasing, and ...