I will never forget the student who—upon being given 15 minutes at the end of class to get rolling on the writing assignment I’d just given—whipped out their phone and starting furiously typing away.

In the high-stakes world of college admissions, your application essay is your superpower. While grades and test scores show your accomplishments, your essay is the one place you can speak directly to ...

The bestselling author has written 212 books and counting, but she cares deeply about serving her readers well, each and every time Lizz Schumer is the senior books editor at PEOPLE. She has been ...