Chaos, Injustice and Joy: This Year’s College Essays About Money
Dec 16, 2023 · In The New York Times’s 10th year of publishing teenagers’ college application essays about money, work, social class and other related topics, all four writers grappled with these...
‘Miles Walked, Miles Driven’: This Year’s ... - The New York Times
Oct 22, 2022 · Each year, we seek out college application essays about money, work or social class. Here are five from writers who are now undergraduates.
From the Heart to Higher Education: The 2021 ... - The New York Times
Jun 18, 2021 · Each year, we ask high school seniors to send us college application essays that touch on money, work or social class. Here are five from this year’s incoming college freshmen.
Getting Personal: Writing College Essays for the Common …
Apr 11, 2013 · In this lesson, students will explore the open-ended topics for the 2013-14 Common Application essays through writing and discussion. Then, they will identify and examine Times pieces that...
Layla Kinjawi Faraj Wins Modern Love College Essay Contest
May 6, 2022 · Layla Kinjawi Faraj’s essay “My Plea for a Sixth Love Language” is the winner of the 2022 Modern Love College Essay Contest. Ms. Faraj’s essay about how to make a home out of the internet was chosen from hundreds of moving submissions that spoke to these unprecedented times, submitted by students from colleges and universities nationwide.
NY Times' Five Best College Essays on Work, Money & Class Guide
What can you learn from the Times' college essays about money, work and class? How can they help you craft memorable, standout essays? We made you a guide!
A.I. College Essays - The New York Times (2023-09-13)
Sep 13, 2023 · What is lost is the arduous process of learning to write, which is what seniors go through as they submit essay after essay — a high-pressure writing course. But is that the best use of their learning time, or even the best approach for the …
Colleges Change the Essays on Applications After ... - The New York Times
Aug 14, 2023 · With affirmative action banned, application essays ask about “life experience,” the one place in admissions where discussing race is still explicitly legal. Harvard University has replaced last...
Going Beyond Cliché: How to Write a Great College Essay
Oct 14, 2010 · Overview | What makes a college essay “work”? How can writers reveal themselves through writing? In this lesson, students explore sample college essays and then consider advice about what...
The Choice - The New York Times Web Archive
Jun 23, 2009 · While there is no magic formula for the perfect admission essay, there are a few things prospective college students should know. Here are my Top Ten tips: Write about yourself. A great history...