Is there anyone in your life—you included—who is not comfortable being referred to as “he” or “she”? Write a letter to Cole, founder of the Brown Boi Project, on how you feel about this expansion of ...

How do you honor your roots and identity? How connected are you to all of these parts? Students will read and respond to the YES! article “Native and European–How do I Honor All Parts of Myself?” by ...

Scholarship committees often sift through hundreds of applications and essays – or more. The ones that stand out capture the ...

The word essay comes from the French word ‘essayer’ meaning ‘to try’ or ‘to attempt’. A French writer called Michel de Montaigne invented the essay in Europe as his ‘attempt’ to write about himself ...

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One of the most widespread misconceptions about the college essay is that standout essays are those that tell a monumental story.

In her debut memoir, All You Can Ever Know, Nicole Chung tells a complicated origin story, exploring the questions raised by the circumstances of her birth. Throughout her young life, people wondered ...