More and more high schoolers are getting political on their college applications — and it’s paying off, even in the Ivy ...

and reserving the essay(s) for otherwise-unknown details! Also, for HBS specifically, there is no need to talk about why you want to go there. Harvard has historically had the highest “yield rate” ...

Check out our list of 10 new Harvard application essays from students who made it in, and hear from expert college consultants about what made these work. The Crimson's news and opinion teams ...

He applied to Harvard, Duke, Princeton, MIT, and others with the same essay. He got into both Princeton and Harvard, and received offers of financial aid from them both. Business Insider has ...

How to switch between short and long essays for Harvard Business School and the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

After all, how many people would think to envy a butterfly? But the essay quickly picks up pace and shows how the butterfly truly is a perfect symbol for Sean’s own metamorphosis into a true ...

You’ll find your water. Michelle’s essay offers the reader a picturesque and witty journey through their immigrant experience of adapting to their new life in Illinois (Eely-noise!). While some ...

Harvard University is one of the most prestigious and competitive institutions in the world, with an acceptance rate of just ...

This essay has not been edited by Young Post. A lush green village sits on top of a rolling hill, but the tranquil sight is quickly ruined by the image of villagers rolling down the hill to their ...